gyrated

verb

past tense of gyrate
as in rotated
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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Recent Examples of gyrated Artificial intelligence stocks have gyrated on fears of a bubble, raising questions about whether all the dollars flowing into AI chips and data centers can possibly create enough gains in productivity and profits to offset all the investments. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg Not since the darkest days of 1997 have South Korean markets gyrated like a seismometer detecting a big one. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The stock market has gyrated for weeks amid uncertainty over the war in the Middle East, which has strangled the global flow of oil and liquified natural gas, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining effectively shut to oil tankers. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Markets have gyrated as traders try to discern the outlook for the Fed. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 Financial markets gyrated Thursday as investors increasingly price in a period of higher inflation due to the ongoing war. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Bad Bunny danced, ran, and gyrated up and down the stage’s short catwalk, wearing a white shirt with wide cuffs (reminiscent of a poet blouse), a vest and pants. — Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2026 Staid mortgage behemoths gyrated like meme stocks. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyrated
  1. rotated
  2. revolved
  3. spun
  4. twirled
Verb
  • Deschamps has rotated between Lucas Digne and Théo Hernandez in that position with both players much more effective going forward than covering the space behind them.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Edin Džeko, Bosnia’s 40-year-old striker and all-time leading scorer, made his first start of this World Cup after subbing in their last two games; Džeko was among three Bosnians rotated out six minutes after halftime.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of rotated
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  • Still, most gravitate toward the main pool, where the Delano's social scene has revolved for decades.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • Amid the bigger picture — of which there are many at the moment — Keshad Johnson stands as a reminder that this also is a time of year when the NBA’s small stuff has to be revolved.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Definition of revolved
Verb
  • In a move first reported by The Athletic, Philadelphia initially reached out to Paul when Gansey and general manager Jameer Nelson spun the trade that brought Jaylen Brown to the Sixers from the Boston Celtics.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Cooper has spun Call Her Daddy’s success into Unwell, an ever-expanding media and lifestyle brand that includes a podcast network, films and TV series, live events, and beverages.
    — Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of spun
Verb
  • Keith twirled the edges in his fingers and flipped the long part back and forth over his shoulder.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Dancers in tennis skirts twirled around with rackets while breaking to move plants and shovel dirt.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of twirled

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