as in rotated
to move in circles around an axis or center
the ballerina pirouetted across the stage
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Recent Examples of pirouetted
Yohannes pirouetted around Arsenal’s defenders not once, not twice but three times before the half-time whistle.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 May 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
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirouetted
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Thyme is a perennial plant and can be transplanted to different areas of the garden as vegetable crops are rotated form one season to the next.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The Caramel Churro Sundae is the latest addition to Costco's lineup of sundaes, which have previously rotated to include fun flavors like the Double Chocolate Mint Sundae and Caramel Brownie Sundae.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Leonard Cohen had a house there, one of 100 in the world that revolved on a motor.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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This year, Rolex is celebrating 100 years of the Oyster, the watch—or watch case, to be more precise—that quietly remains the hub around which the brand’s line-up has revolved for a full century.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Truth is spun in a way to be framed in a positive light for the one who has the biggest microphone at that moment.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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That was the peak for Corbin, who twirled three scoreless innings of relief for Washington that day, taking the baton from Scherzer and handing it to Daniel Hudson to close out the ninth.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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This chic skirt is just begging to be worn and twirled around in.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pirouetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirouetted. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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