Thesaurus results for PIVOTED

pivoted

verb

past tense of pivot

as in swung

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 pivoted On runway day, Naheim and Bryan have totally pivoted from their original designs. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026 Originally the project was intended to be a series, but then pivoted to a feature film. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 Subsequently, the Bears pivoted to a plan for a new stadium on Chicago's lakefront, and then back to Arlington Heights. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The city pivoted, announcing that a moratorium would be considered at the next meeting, but not the other regulations. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026 While the original plan was to simply renovate the existing structures, the design team pivoted during the due diligence process, McGoldrick said, citing the costs of waterproofing and rehabbing a building in the Boise River floodplain. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026 Schumer pivoted the conversation back to the SAVE America Act. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026 Riot is a former bitcoin miner that's pivoted to providing AI compute. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Rather than patiently waiting for everything to reopen, Millard pivoted. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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The inning should have been over after Bo Bichette swung on a bouncing pitch that went back to the backstop, but Washington catcher Keibert Ruiz threw the ball past first base, and Bichette was safe.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
But this game’s hinges swung the other way when the Padres turned things around against Gavin Williams and Michael King turned things around against the Guardians.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of swung

Verb

The machine rotated a piece of wood, metal, or another material so that it could be shaped symmetrically with a cutting tool.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Both sides rotated halfway through, giving two ‘starting XIs’ 60 minutes of game-time each, balancing the load out equally across their squads.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotated

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The offer of a trial from Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson that eventually turned into a short-term contract until January 2025 proved the merits of all that hard work.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of turned

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His approach, and the propaganda machine that has spun it as a law-and-order success story, has turned Bukele into an international figure, and cast leaders like Petro and Cepeda, who helped design Petro’s strategy, as soft on crime.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
But hope can be spun from the darkest of shadows, and the Night Court has its own part to play in the looming crescendo.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of spun

Verb

Install one specific buffer this week that protects the behavior from being extinguished or twisted into belligerence.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Laws and elections can quickly shift the balance of power in the game, and the rules can be subverted or twisted to your advantage through the deft deployment of crushing bureaucracy.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of twisted

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France’s left-back, on his way from Aston Villa to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, instinctively swivelled and attempted to clear, taking out the incoming Yamal with a swipe through the thigh in the process.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
In the bond market, Treasury yields swiveled.

— Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of swiveled

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In the days after Ocasio-Cortez began documenting her egg-freezing, rumors swirled around her relationship status.

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
One man desperately clung to a light pole in Cambridge City as muddy, brown water swirled around him, before he was eventually rescued.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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