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as in to revolve
to move in circles around an axis or center
with mirrors on three sides, she rotated all around to see how the dress looked on her
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Recent Examples of rotate
Mainstay menu items include the espresso martini and old-fashioned, but the bar rotates in seasonal cocktails throughout the year.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Hudson revealed that the family holds an Olympic-style tournament every year, rotating between games like ping pong, cornhole and relay races.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Keep an eye out for their rotating daily specials, too; those enchiladas rock.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
The practice involved a lot of talking and pointing, players directing one another to get in the right position or rotate over to help, always doing their best to stay in front of the ball.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Hudson revealed that the family holds an Olympic-style tournament every year, rotating between games like ping pong, cornhole and relay races.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Keep an eye out for their rotating daily specials, too; those enchiladas rock.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
The practice involved a lot of talking and pointing, players directing one another to get in the right position or rotate over to help, always doing their best to stay in front of the ball.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
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Researchers in Germany are set to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Together, these trends have turned industrial space into a cornerstone of national logistics and digital capacity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The vases also reflect his perspective that design should slow down and allow consumers to hold onto items for longer than the fashion cycle typically revolves today.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Shinjuku Station revolving sushi bar will set up shop in the Grande Promenade shopping center in University City, per the restaurant’s website, though an official opening date wasn’t announced.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Jan. 2026
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Bring skates or rent a pair, and twirl around with the Chicago skyline as your backdrop.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The trailer opens with the ominous tones on Also sprach Zarathustra and an image of a Presley nervously twirling his ring and tapping his foot.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
9 Dec. 2025
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After more than a week of silence on the slopes, the lifts are spinning again at Telluride Ski Resort.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Far from turning on her, the audience awards her with a head-spinning third applause break in just 50 seconds.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Cubs won’t be tripping over themselves to part with a player like that, but the Red Sox might be uniquely well positioned to swing a deal.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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On his only reception of the game, Kittle’s foot was twisted awkwardly on a tackle by Philadelphia safety Marcus Epps.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Shouldn’t even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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In effect, its hips, wrists, and neck can swivel a full 360 degrees unimpeded.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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The entire layout circled the exhibit room to which spectators were admitted, a certain number at a time, or alternatively, could sit in chairs in the center of the room and swivel their heads.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Dec. 2025
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Controversy has swirled since Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn and other officials announced before the new year that the city has entered into a three-year contract agreement with Cataldo Ambulance Service, breaking course from Armstrong.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Despite OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora services capturing an increasing amount of consumer engagement and concerns swirling around the future of online advertising in a world of AI chatbots and agents, Alphabet has managed to ward off fears that its most innovative days are in the past.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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