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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
Both time slots require prepaid reservations, which, day or night, start at $37 and include unlimited access to the only thing on the menu, a rotating selection of three custom tea blends by Shiloh’s herbalists.
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Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the heat to 375°F, rotate the pie, and continue baking until the filling is bubbling and the crust is deep golden brown, about 45 minutes more.
—Ellen Gray, Saveur, 15 May 2025
When baking in a skillet, rotate the pan a quarter turn every 10 minutes.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
Tracks haven’t rotated in and out of the calendar since Hockenheim and the Nurburgring shared hosting duties for the German Grand Prix between 2008 and 2014.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the heat to 375°F, rotate the pie, and continue baking until the filling is bubbling and the crust is deep golden brown, about 45 minutes more.
—Ellen Gray, Saveur, 15 May 2025
When baking in a skillet, rotate the pan a quarter turn every 10 minutes.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
Tracks haven’t rotated in and out of the calendar since Hockenheim and the Nurburgring shared hosting duties for the German Grand Prix between 2008 and 2014.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
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There’s also this: Auston Matthews has only three years remaining on his contract and will turn 28 later this fall.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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On those to-go cups, customers often have to put their hands on several cups to turn them over to find their name.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The best way to pay off debt The best move for those struggling to pay down revolving credit card debt is to consolidate with a 0% balance transfer card, experts suggest.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including a revolving credit agreement entered on May 1, 2024, with a maturity date of May 1, 2029.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Mar. 2025
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Constellation Carousel allows guests to whirl and twirl across the Milky Way.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Or Dima Bilan, Russia’s winner in 2008, whose setup included a mini-ice rink, on which Bilan sang while an ice dancer twirled around him.—
Miriam Quick,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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To have this ability to contain secrets but to withhold them and have this facade with Michaela that’s totally different than the relationship with her sister, to keep all those plates spinning, that’s a tall order.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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The film spins its wheels toward the end, even while landing on a hilariously macabre final image that feels ripped out of the most nihilistic of French arthouse classics.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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The president's team has now swung the pendulum in the opposite direction from five years ago, even attempting to rescind findings of constitutional violations in the cities where Floyd and Taylor lost their lives.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The momentum swung again on the next hole when Griffin saved par from behind a tree in the fairway and Schmid curiously aimed away from the hole with his ball plugged in a bunker, ended up in the rough and made bogey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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Maeve is absolutely pulling the strings and twisting this family at every turn.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
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The battery is mounted to the body and then twisted – one notch to engage a child lock and ensure your youngster doesn't accidentally engage the powerful cutting machine, and another twist to engage battery power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2025
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And then, just like the wartime industries of L.A., the peacetime ports swiveled to more commercial operations.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The 11-second video swivels the viewer through a house, past a tiny man in a suit, and into a bathroom, where a man's menacing head launches out from the drain of the toilet and vamps for the implied camera.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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However, most small business owners—even those without wildness swirling around them—eventually hit this wall.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Read more: Insider Reveals Lakers Could Move Key Piece in Offseason Trade While the rumors have been swirling, trading Reaves would be a very difficult decision.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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