Thesaurus results for PIROUETTED

pirouetted

verb

past tense of pirouette

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 In a single motion, Amang pirouetted and tapped the ball forward into the box. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026 The Royals second baseman glove-flipped the ball to Tolbert, who pirouetted and fired to an outstretched Caglianone for the out at first. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026 Yohannes pirouetted around Arsenal’s defenders not once, not twice but three times before the half-time whistle. — 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

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Yet the major stock averages held up fairly well Thursday as investors rotated into others corners of the market, with Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom two beneficiaries.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
By the time it had been cleared to work, Coburn had been rotated off the project, but tells PEOPLE that later, artifacts like bottles, cans and old household items were still present.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of rotated

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To its left, sausages revolved on chrome rollers; to its right, a human attendant in a brightly colored uniform looked patient and quizzical.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Still, most gravitate toward the main pool, where the Delano's social scene has revolved for decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Definition of revolved

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Where football is doesn't need to be explained or spun, people in Arkansas can easily see the program needs help and not just with money.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Zohran Mamdani racked up more wins Tuesday night, as New Yorkers passed the five ballot measures spun up by his independent Commission on Government Efficiency.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of spun

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The exception is a certain velvet gown Diana wore while being twirled on the dance floor by John Travolta during President Reagan’s White House dinner in 1985.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
The Falcons’ starting quarterback twirled a black string around his finger, then violently whipped it down after his first interception.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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