as in rotating
to move in circles around an axis or center
the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly
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In July, the European Union’s rotating Council Presidency will issue official communications in the Irish language, alongside English, in a historic first.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
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At the Venice Biennale, Eshetu is showing The Garden of the Broken-Hearted (2026), a new work that revolves around an olive tree mounted on a rotating dais—with a video of the tree projected onto the tree itself.—
Emmanuel Iduma,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Financing non-durable essentials with 22% APR revolving debt is the mathematical definition of pulling forward future margin to survive today.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Despite revolving coordinators and a carousel of teammates, Simmons became the NFL’s finest ballhawk.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Researchers in Germany have developed a new drone interceptor that uses thin metal chains to disable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) midair by tangling their spinning rotors.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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Gordon says United may be spinning the story.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Pinwheeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinwheeling. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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