pivoting

verb

present participle of pivot
as in rotating
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 pivoting Written and directed by David Frankel — the filmmaker behind the 2006 original — The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened in theaters on May 1 before pivoting to digital streaming via premium video on demand on June 30. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The Mets pursued Tucker aggressively before losing that bidding war to the Dodgers and pivoting to sign Bo Bichette. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 The company is also pivoting toward AI infrastructure, building modular data centers and power management systems for hyperscalers. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Aurelien Tchouameni or Eduardo Camavinga were the pair who were often asked to be the pivoting midfielder last season, but neither has been able to offer the tempo control that Kroos had previously managed. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The majority opinion, delivered by Justice Horace Gray, stated in no uncertain terms the dangers of pivoting from the Fourteenth Amendment’s jus soli doctrine to jus sanguinis citizenship. — Claire Ke, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 Jackson is among the handful of candidates pivoting to the Senate race after running for other political offices, likely giving them a leg up in not having to launch from scratch. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Now, the company has been renamed The Primary, pivoting to a system in which journalists are ranked on a digital scoreboard by the expertise of a large language model. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 But the actor was a bit worried pivoting to a family movie after his tenure on Saturday Night Live. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pivoting
  1. rotating
  2. turning
  3. twisting
  4. twirling
  5. spinning
Verb
  • Smith has experimented with several rotating analysts through the years; at least three of them (Keyshawn Johnson, Smith and Shannon Sharpe) were let go.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Rather, currency will be extracted that can be used either to upgrade Vault Breaker kits or abilities, or it can be used to purchase rotating store items that can be used in any mode, including the normal extraction modes.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of rotating
Verb
  • That starts early, with Lily accusing Sam of turning her and Zac into an all-Asian team to compete against the whites.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • While these signings rarely generate major headlines immediately, the Dodgers have developed a reputation for turning under-the-radar acquisitions into legitimate prospects.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of turning
Verb
  • As Smith read Colt’s writings, the teenager remained expressionless, sometimes gently rocking and twisting in his chair.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • A lot of this work is almost unreadable now, the pained efforts of young eggheads twisting themselves into rhetorical knots over the moral conundrums posed by real-world applications of Marxist principles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Definition of twisting
Verb
  • On any other man, this level of villainy could be mustache-twirling and cartoonish.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • The mustache-twirling villain flees, both Half-ATs and full-on AT-AT Walkers come into play, and our hero and Grogu finish the job.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Definition of twirling
Verb
  • With only 23 minutes of oxygen left, Foale and cosmonauts Vasily Tsibliev and Alexander ‘Sasha’ Lazutkin were able to repair the damage and stop the tumbling spacecraft from spinning wildly out of control.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 25 July 2026
  • Attendees are welcomed into the Nickelodeon activation with bubbles, a slime fountain and a big orange DJ stand spinning cartoon classics.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Definition of spinning

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