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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 The veteran coach congratulated his team for the win and quickly pivoted to yelling about mental mistakes that kept Houston County in the game. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Fortune reviewed thousands of text messages exchanged between Garg and Lewis over 13 months that show how quickly the kinship between a founder and an investor who wanted to coach him pivoted into open hostility. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 Sean has since pivoted from the film industry to the mental health field. — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Following the closure of Faviken in 2019, Nilsson has pivoted to quiet luxury on the shores of Bjäre—and his inn, co-managed by chef Frida Nilsson and Noma alum Daniella Rebelo, is the hottest opening in Sweden this year. — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026 But once Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the company pivoted toward defense applications. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 The seventh film pivoted to recenter the franchise’s original final girl, Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026 But the investments in infrastructure came as programs pivoted to paying players directly. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 After selling 75-80% of its spectrum portfolio for ~$43B, Echostar has pivoted from a wireless operator into an investment company. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pivoted
  1. swung
  2. rotated
  3. turned
  4. twirled
  5. spun
  6. twisted
  7. swiveled
  8. swirled
Verb
  • The extinct bird seems to have swung their club hands in fights.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Batting in the bottom of the third with two outs against Reds starter Brandon Williamson, Acuña swung at a 3-1 cutter and fouled the pitch off his left leg near the shin area.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • Using a technique called principal component analysis, the team examined subtle brightness changes taking place as SIMP 0136 rotated, distilling down a complicated dataset into a few patterns responsible for most of the variation.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Freshman tight end Kendre Harrison scored his first career touchdown on a 10-yard reception as Oregon rotated through its depth chart in the final three quarters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of rotated
Verb
  • Your eyes feast on the yellows, golds, and oranges smattered with some greens that haven’t turned yet.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • One of London’s historic Arts & Crafts houses has just been turned into six apartments—one of which is distinguished by a chic, designer interior.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned
Verb
  • Ornate crystal fixtures illuminated the grand ballroom as dancers in Prohibition-era attire twirled to the music.
    — Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Brandy and Goldberg smiled and giggled throughout the entire show, full of joy as the models twirled and commanded the runway in pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to red carpet-worthy gowns.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of twirled
Verb
  • Images of these women spun in my head like the portraits of queens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The dollars can be added up, economics can be spun any number of ways, as always, but in terms of quality of life the impact of the three franchises can be felt, if not measured.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spun
Verb
  • Kenji's intestines, for no obvious reason, had suddenly twisted, shutting off the blood supply.
    — Robbie Owens, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Alvarez twisted his right ankle Thursday and was out of the lineup Friday, but his issue is not believed to be serious.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of twisted
Verb
  • Banks, dressed in a blue suit and tie, swiveled back and forth watching his lawyer and Hester, like watching a tennis match.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of swiveled
Verb
  • The risk is that Trump fuels suspicions that swirled on Wall Street this summer that Warsh may not be truly independent.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Miniature Bellinis, freshly frothed from large pitchers, swirled about on silver trays, happily scooped up by passersby.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of swirled

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“Pivoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pivoted. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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