1
as in to turn
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis rotate the mirror 180 degrees

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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 Only in a few photos is his head rotated enough to see his schnoz in all its Ashkenazic glory. David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025 To check your model, rotate the car seat to a side position and look for the white label on the back or side showing the model number and date of manufacture. Annabelle Canela, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025 After hours of experimenting with countless flavor syrup combinations, the family developed a solid set of flights and rotating specialties. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Some odd extreme readings are observable from the remarkable degree of big-cap index resilience and wide-swinging/fast-rotating individual stocks and sectors. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rotate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
  • Letang will turn 39 later this season, and Karlsson isn’t far behind at 35, so expecting any kind of a renaissance here feels unwise.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Still, there’s an inkling of hope that Swift will turn her attention to her movie in the coming months.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Traditionally, Sean Payton’s teams deploy a revolving personnel carousel that can leave opposing defensive coordinators dizzy.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The agency would have to direct $10 million from the Main Street Housing Rehabilitation revolving loan fund to the program.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Snell had twirled a gem through five innings before trouble found him in the sixth.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Other photos show just mom and her daughter twirling together alone.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Will the ballerina spin into the arms of the handsome suitor?
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than slash and swing away after spotting the play, Stott tried to get the ball down and deaden it, increasing the level of difficulty.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Feyenoord’s central midfielders did not know whether to stick or twist.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Laws are not meant to be twisted and curated by privileged elites to fit their own personal agenda.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Jean swivelled on the banquette, facing Wole.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Initial pictures also show a pair of seat belts on the swiveling front-facing rear bench, so you there ought to be two sleeping berths to accommodate those two extra people.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • When several residents received such offers, rumors about the company’s intentions quickly swirled.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That question has swirled recently in the wake of the new season of Netflix’s true-crime drama series Monster, which documents the life and crimes of the infamous killer.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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