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 Ehrenberg built the first phase of his career in Wall Street derivatives, then pivoted to venture investing. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 So the gangs pivoted to theft, focused on the rail hubs located in urban bottlenecks including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, according to Bloomberg. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 That its partner is the US military, rather than the big tech companies its peers have been wooing, captures a shift inside the private equity firm under CEO Harvey Schwartz, who has pivoted Carlyle back to its roots in the nation’s capital. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 After a three-season run on Sons of Anarchy, Sheridan, 57, pivoted to writing. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 No sooner had the Chiefs’ abominable 2025 season (6-11) come to an end, team president Mark Donovan said last month, than the organization pivoted to 2026. — Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 In recent years, the state has pivoted toward hydrogen for buses, trucks and port equipment, but these too have struggled to get off the ground. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 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

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Prices of the precious commodity have swung dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
The club opted against a lengthy pre-season trip to North America, Oceania, or East Asia, preferring a smaller-scale tour in which the squad swung back to the Carrington training ground after playing across a host of European cities.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of swung

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Benson and Moore have not only rotated at right tackle in camp but have each trialed other positions.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
On top of Putin’s likely request for more troops, some 25,000 North Koreans have so far been deployed or rotated through Russia’s military, Skibitskiy added.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotated

Verb

The Audi pair almost had a similar problem when Gabriel Bortoleto spun on a greasy but drying track that also caught out and wrecked Verstappen on the opening lap.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of spun

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After a fan interfered with the ball, resulting in an automatic out, Bericoto turned away to avoid being hit in the face but twisted his knee.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Auf der Maur, in white, is twisted away from the audience, staring intently at the lens.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 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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Yet fighting for the spotlight could be the least of their problems, as questions swirled over how the Sussexes would actually pull off life in Britain.

— Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The inaugural effort was vanilla ice cream swirled with pistachio cream and bits of Meyer lemon shortbread, but the current iteration infuses hochija tea into the ice cream base with a crunchy black sesame swirl.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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