Thesaurus results for PIROUETTES

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noun

plural of pirouette

as in rotations

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pirouette

as in rotates

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

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Recent Examples of pirouettes

Noun

In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha stretches her neck, pirouettes, nods, and shakes her head in front of a two-way mirror. —

Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 24 May 2026 On Tuesday, Sasha De Sola, an old pro in the role, danced it with ravishing self-possession, hardly seeming to need the support of her consort Harrison James, who exuded the corn-fed charm of a linebacker while delivering cleanly polished grande pirouettes. —

Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026 The history of Olympic figure skating is shaped almost as much by epic falls as by soaring pirouettes. —

Brian Mann, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026 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 The extraordinary footage, which Unitree Robotics shared on the its social media channels depicts the humanoid bot carrying out a series of complex movements, including pirouettes, dance routines, as well as incredible kickboxing skills. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025 Before plying precious stones and metals, pirouettes and pointes were the means of expression for the Belgian. —

Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025 To the west, the London Eye pirouettes above the skyline—to the east, Shakespeare’s Globe serves legendary sonnets. —

Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Étoile, the Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino vehicle canceled after one season on Amazon Prime, is awash in elegant shots of ballerina pirouettes and the opulent interior of the Opéra Garnier in Paris — which served as the inspiration for the novel The Phantom of the Opera. —

Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

Instead, the silver-and-yellow Ferrari pirouettes through the corner with balletic grace, without so much as a chirp from its tires. —

IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2022

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Noun

Residents Medical arranges rotations with careful attention to specialty alignment.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Living quarters included bunk beds, a small kitchen, restrooms, and communal areas where crews spent 24-hour rotations waiting for orders that everyone hoped would never arrive.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026