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Recent Examples of pirouette
Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs are breaking the huddle and doing 9 million shifts and dance pirouettes, and the defense does all these crazy things with Spags.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Elizabeth Tapia performed her Crocodile role with agile jumps and pirouettes while a half dozen Fish dancers performed a frisky conga line behind her.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The performers strut and bounce and pirouette and leap into and out of costumes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This manifests most visibly in a lip-serum injection gone awry, but somehow the film sticks the landing after what could have been an uncomfortable pirouette.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs are breaking the huddle and doing 9 million shifts and dance pirouettes, and the defense does all these crazy things with Spags.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Elizabeth Tapia performed her Crocodile role with agile jumps and pirouettes while a half dozen Fish dancers performed a frisky conga line behind her.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The performers strut and bounce and pirouette and leap into and out of costumes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirouette
Noun
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The Dodgers starting rotation for the past two seasons is a MASH unit.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2025
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And guard Natasha Cloud will be a mainstay in the rotation while replacing the defensive responsibility lost with Laney-Hamilton’s injury.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the heat to 375°F, rotate the pie, and continue baking until the filling is bubbling and the crust is deep golden brown, about 45 minutes more.—
Ellen Gray,
Saveur,
15 May 2025
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When baking in a skillet, rotate the pan a quarter turn every 10 minutes.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Grab a box of Little Leaf salad mix and dance along to one of Marshall's videos — or just have fun giving it a twirl.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The perfect pasta twirl, the soft collapse of cake, the crunch when cutting into a loaf of sourdough—these are the moments when the best silverware sets really earns its place at the table.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Garcia pointed out the movie will have an uplifting dimension, revolving on the strong bond between a mother and her son.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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Too many individuals think the world revolves only around them.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Go for a spin The analog era lives on at Rome’s coziest new wine bars.—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Toronto star Mitch Marner tried a silly, spin pass in mid-ice that was intercepted.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Burned by years of inaction on social media, lawmakers in both parties want to get ahead of the curve on AI.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Allow Interns To Contribute To Meaningful Projects Junior associates bring fresh perspectives, new ideas and a familiarity with the latest technologies that can help organizations stay ahead of the curve.—
Anne St. Peter,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Ramsay has a lavish gift for staging that sort of baroque rock ‘n’ roll breakdown.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Hot dog pizza rolls combine two of the best comfort foods into one.—
Christopher Murray
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16 May 2025
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“Pirouette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirouette. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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