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noun

ˌpir-ə-ˈwet

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as in rotation

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

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verb

as in to rotate

to move in circles around an axis or center the ballerina pirouetted across the stage

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Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 Each pirouette inspires the next prima ballerina. —

Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025

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They are hunted by Devora, a reclusive innkeeper and former dancer played by Uma Thurman, who is determined to make the girls regret ever pirouetting into her life. —

Jef Rouner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 The player who had previously seemed nervous and tentative in possession was replaced by one who, when receiving the ball with his back to goal, would repeatedly pirouette fluidly on the spot and evade his marker. —

Paul Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pirouette

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One of the area’s top two-way threats last spring, the senior left-hander/first baseman has been good enough to still be an anchor in the Blackhawks’ batting order and atop the pitching rotation.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
With Carlos Rodón, set to make his first rehab start Friday, and Gerrit Cole, scheduled for his second rehab start Thursday, working their way back from injuries, a logjam is coming to the Yankees’ rotation if everyone else stays healthy.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026