as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
the gyroscope got its name for the way the disk inside the instrument gyrates around an axis
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This spring, as global markets gyrated, some of the world’s most influential investors and executives sat in a Scottsdale, Ariz., conference room engaged in deep discussion.
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Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Multiple video cameras captured the dynamic choreo on giant screens behind the stage as McRae and her entourage danced with canes, strutted down a catwalk, seductively gyrated on moving platforms, and even pole-danced.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Sep. 2025
Recession forecasts gyrated wildly in the first half of the year, as outlined in a previous column.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
These electrical waveforms—accelerated a thousand times—induced oscillations of the magnetization in the stacked nano-magnets, which started to gyrate like a compass.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017
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Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Multiple video cameras captured the dynamic choreo on giant screens behind the stage as McRae and her entourage danced with canes, strutted down a catwalk, seductively gyrated on moving platforms, and even pole-danced.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Sep. 2025
Recession forecasts gyrated wildly in the first half of the year, as outlined in a previous column.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
These electrical waveforms—accelerated a thousand times—induced oscillations of the magnetization in the stacked nano-magnets, which started to gyrate like a compass.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017
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Against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, and Leeds United, Fernandez and Cole Palmer have shared responsibilities across the No 10 and left wing positions, rotating in-game to keep opponents guessing.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Automatic litter boxes are designed with safety features to prevent them from rotating or closing while your cat is inside.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Tiger Finance has provided the plus-size retailer with a $15 million revolving credit facility, boosting the company’s liquidity after a controversial change in ownership last year.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Homeowners who need a revolving line of credit Homeowners who can make on-time monthly interest payments during the draw period and on-time monthly payments during the repayment period.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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The influx of new observers allowed organizers to spin up neighborhood-specific rapid response groups and reduce response times.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Atkin rotates uphill, alley oop, in the opposite direction to the natural flow of the pipe, and spins 540 degrees (one and a half rotations) before finishing with a mute grab.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Gyrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyrate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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