gyrated

past tense of gyrate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gyrated 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyrated
Verb
  • Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee and Pontus Jansson rotated at centre-back.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Previously, outreach teams rotated through different areas each day, often meeting new people without the opportunity to build deep relationships.
    Tyler Renner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, activity in the consumer discretionary sector revolved largely around megacap stocks—both those that pulled back in September, and those that posted strong rallies.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • For her take on enduring Grease style, Bieber revolved her going-out look around a boxy moto jacket—one of her signature wardrobe staples.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The material is washed, processed locally into balls, flakes and/or pellets that meet European industrial standards, and then spun into a high-grade thread, without blending with virgin plastic or chemical additives.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Fabrics are shredded, cleaned, and spun into new yarn.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout the years, the company artists have danced on the grass in the museum’s sculpture court or glided and twirled in the natural light that streams from gallery windows.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The man twirled a weighted knife in his fingers and looked down with cold eyes that quieted the couple.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Gyrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyrated. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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