pirouette 1 of 2

as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the ballerina's perfectly executed pirouette

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pirouette

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verb

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Recent Examples of pirouette
Noun
Étoile, the Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino vehicle canceled after one season on Amazon Prime, is awash in elegant shots of ballerina pirouettes and the opulent interior of the Opéra Garnier in Paris — which served as the inspiration for the novel The Phantom of the Opera. Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025 During the display, streamers of green, white, pink, and violet light pirouette across the night sky. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
During the pandemic, San Diego Ballet dancers were filmed pirouetting on the rooftop of The San Diego Museum of Art, surrounded by bird’s-eye views of Balboa Park. Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pirouette
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirouette
Noun
  • The team’s elite rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani has carried the load thus far.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Barring any setbacks he should be fully recovered in time for spring training and will be a strong candidate to start the season in the WooSox rotation.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Students rotate between roles from time to time and clean the whole campus as a team every single day.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • These jets can begin to fan out as the nucleus of the comet rotates.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her twirls and spins are more careful, as befits a septuagenarian, and each was cheered enthusiastically by a crowd urging her on.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Holding hands, the mother-son duo did a twirl and ended with a long hug.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The county, where per-capita personal income levels are nearly 40% higher than the national median, is also seen as a pioneer for its financing model, which created a revolving loan fund to replace private sources of equity and keep the units owned by the public.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Katie Holmes recently put her own spin on the pairing with a brown suede DeMellier shoulder bag.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • New chart moves at country show its range in full swing –– from Dan + Shay’s Taylor Swift revival to Ella Langley’s Texas grit and Morgan Wallen’s British rock spin –– proving the genre’s biggest moments can come from anywhere.
    Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For young tight ends especially, the biggest learning curve out of college is understanding how to block in the NFL.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Baesakul symbolized the interconnection of humans and nature through an interlaced motif interpreted as leather lacing or metal hardware and applied to contemporary shapes that take cues from the Eiffel Tower’s silhouette, the curve of a capybara’s back or even the form of Baesakul’s pet corgi.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now the best offense in the league rolls into town, and Denver’s own offense hasn’t quite shown the consistent capability to win in a shootout (last Sunday notwithstanding).
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Does your crowd prefer biscuits over rolls?
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Pirouette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirouette. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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