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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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The triad moves across the grey room in a dizzying chain of matching pirouettes, drawing a slow circle one after another as arpeggiating harp fills the bare space with sound. —

Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026 Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026

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Fiction became reality as Copeland took to the stage on Sunday — for the first time since retiring from the American Ballet Theatre in October 2025 — pirouetting in a fiery, feathery ensemble onto center stage during the segment’s closing notes. —

Arushi Jacob, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 The segment could have used an overhead shot to better show everything that was going on, and having a camera on Timothée Chalamet but not cutting to him after ballerina Misty Copeland pirouetted right in his face was a crime against our parasocial relationships. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pirouette

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No starting pitcher on the Astros’ roster is making more money than Imai, who is supposed to announce this franchise’s arrival in the Pacific Rim, while slotting somewhere in the middle of its starting rotation.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 May 2026
At fine-dining Le Grand Large, a rotation of visiting chefs knock up Provencal dishes like red snapper and Bouillabaisse.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026