as in core
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
an issue that is the real pivot of the controversy
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as in to rotate
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction
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Recent Examples of pivot
Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
Budget talks now pivot to supervisors, who are expected to introduce their own changes to the budget next week ahead of a final vote on June 24.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Air taxi developers have pivoted toward defense as delays slow progress toward consumer services.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
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Noun
Mario Kart World is one of the year's hottest games, but its pivot to an open world setting, while peeling back kart customization options, opened a massive rift for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds to drift into.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
Budget talks now pivot to supervisors, who are expected to introduce their own changes to the budget next week ahead of a final vote on June 24.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Verb
The group only pivoted briefly to help with the pandemic health emergency.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Air taxi developers have pivoted toward defense as delays slow progress toward consumer services.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pivot
Noun
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The Magic have some outs between now and then with non-guarantees and team options, but this Jalen Suggs-Bane-Wagner-Banchero-Wendell Carter Jr. core is pretty locked in.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Brace your core and keep your elbows tucked in close to the sides of your torso.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
16 June 2025
Verb
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But internal controls, like segregation of duties, dual approvals or rotating high-risk job functions, don’t signal distrust.—
Toby Braun,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The Apopka City Council approved an agreement Wednesday night that would allow Matthew’s Hope to park a special sleeper bus at a series of rotating locations in the city, providing at least 20 overnight shelter beds.—
Kairi Lowery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
Noun
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With restaurants and humanitarian missions around the world, Chef José Andrés is globally renowned but always returns to his birthplace, Asturias, to reconnect with his roots.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The roots of the Phlegms begin with McKitrick, who grew up in Houston, Texas, and Williams, who is from Little Rock.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The next step, Thomson said, is to get Harper outside Friday to throw more and swing off a tee.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Telfar bags swung next to kente cloth wraps, and authors like Clarence Haynes signed copies of his new novel, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, as lines snaked through the crowds.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Roth went right for Rubin’s heart, invoking the Paul Skenes Topps MLB Debut Patch autographed one-of-one card that famously sold for $1.11 million to Dick’s Sporting Goods in March.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Rather than solely leaning on designing for moneyed families and those with means to drop thousands on new pieces each season, the designer opts to create from his heart.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Jobe Bellingham’s inevitable departure has opened a hole in a midfield which already needed reinforcing, even as Enzo Le Fee’s loan deal turned permanent on promotion.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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By 1913 Henry Ford’s moving-belt assembly line cut build time to 93 minutes, and cheap Texas oil kept the tank full, turning personal mobility from luxury to the default setting.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Peter Orner, Still No Word from You: Notes in the Margins (Catapult) Orner is a virtuoso of subtlety, nuance, and essence.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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In essence, all this accomplishes is to enable some devious shopkeepers to charge their fellow Jews even more money in these challenging times for adhering to dietary laws.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Versant, which will be lead by CEO Mark Lazarus when Comcast spins the company off later this year, has been building up a corporate structure — with several executives coming from NBCU’s news operations.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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The iconic address’ upstairs is all about pitchers of local wheat ales and country DJs spinning Morgan Wallen hits, yet the basement steakhouse is where the sweet tunes from the sizzling stovetop can be heard.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Pivot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pivot. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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