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Recent Examples of pirouette
Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The Olympic qualifiers can do cartwheels, back flips, and pirouettes.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The final pirouette comes roughly six weeks after the series first debuted in late April and earned generally positive notices from critics.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 June 2025
Orphaned, Eve finds a home, and training, under the Ruska Roma, alternating pirouettes and pistols.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
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Noun
In the second quarter, Haliburton stole a pass from the Thunder’s Jalen Williams, tip-toed on the sideline to stay inbounds and then, with a pirouette, tossed a no-look pass that led to a monster dunk from Siakam.
—Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The Olympic qualifiers can do cartwheels, back flips, and pirouettes.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The final pirouette comes roughly six weeks after the series first debuted in late April and earned generally positive notices from critics.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 June 2025
Orphaned, Eve finds a home, and training, under the Ruska Roma, alternating pirouettes and pistols.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirouette
Noun
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The Dodgers won last year with a rotation that was thoroughly depleted.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Several injured players are making their returns to the roster, Mookie Betts is looking like his old self again and the starting rotation has been healthy and effective.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Smarter Buying And Storage Habits The best way to keep spices at their peak is to buy, store, and rotate them wisely.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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That’s a completely different challenge than rotating two and switching them out each drive and in certain packages.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Towel-waving involves an intricate flow of flips, curls, and twirls, each with its own name: helicopter, dirty copter, pizza, super8.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Then, Alec spun Hilaria into a twirl, before the pair began to dance in unison while holding hands on a porch.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Platforms like Eater have changed the game for everything food fans do revolving from the actual dining experience to understanding the landscape behind the restaurants and the chefs literally feeding us.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The material enhances performance The team elucidated the material’s mechanism through a series of experimental analyses, including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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From Gabriela, expect her signature focaccia and other breads and a spin on Tiramisu, an Italian dessert, plus other desserts.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Great for side sleepers, this cervical pillow has a shape that is inspired by the natural curve of the neck and spine for optimal support.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Remove the sides of the pan, transfer rolls to a plate and sprinkle with cilantro.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Replace the top half of the rolls.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Pirouette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirouette. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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