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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Noun

So a certain number of pirouettes have to be performed in order to actually get past that. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 In dressage competitions, horses follow a short sequence of bouncing walks and trots, pirouettes and figures-of-eight. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Batista leaps and pirouettes through the modern 8,400-square-foot residence, which was designed by Métrica Architects. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026 Each piece sports crispy skin cloaked in a tantalizing sauce that pirouettes from tangy to sweet to sour. — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 The workshop that sparked so much attention focused on turns, including pirouettes and classical preparations adapted for wheelchair dancers. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 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

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

Far from home The supervisory role brought his culinary training full circle, but the winter rotations carried a personal cost.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Those rotations have the second, sixth, seventh and 11th best ERAs in the league.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotations

Verb

The new Ryan Field rotates everything by 25 degrees to create a larger outdoor plaza area at each of its four corners.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Yet one explanation for the way the market rotates money from pocket to pocket rather than making outright progress is the fully committed positioning of the household investing sector.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotates

Noun

Makar tested out his skating with some twirls at the end of the first and returned for the second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
The unconscious Moon twirls into your 12th House of Whispers, inviting gentle reflection and rest that helps your inner world reorganize.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

Definition of twirls

Noun

When the road becomes too tight for the eActros, Wagner can leave the motorhome behind and continue on two wheels.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The steering is heavier than something like a 296 but still feels very direct, with good feedback of the road conditions as the front wheels are experiencing them.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of wheels

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Lialina’s practice as an artist and archivist revolves the uneven promises of permanence, loss, maintenance, and distribution that the internet, in its many formats and phases, represents.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Repayment happens as customers settle their invoices, and the facility essentially revolves, with fresh invoices replacing those that have been paid off.

— Amit Singhania, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolves

Noun

Station Road is a narrow, busy street with no sidewalk and several dangerous curves due to poor visibility.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Printing circuits on curves One of the team’s systems mounts an aerosol jet printer on an articulated robotic arm.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of curves

Noun

And this was despite the fact Jaques was simultaneously juggling being writer, director and star, his first year of high school exams and working on a market stall in Clapham selling donuts, pizza and sausage rolls.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
For instance, say a cask of ginger rolls through a trapdoor and lands on a poor laborer below.

— Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2026

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