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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
The screen automatically rotates, so lefties and righties (or the ambidextrous) can take advantage of one-handed reading.
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PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
That engine utilizes rotating detonation combustion (RDC) to improve fuel efficiency and thrust generation.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Due to an unbalanced spin cycle, the washer is unable to rotate and drain the excess water from the laundry properly.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
Fifteen of those combinations rotated in for a single play.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
That engine utilizes rotating detonation combustion (RDC) to improve fuel efficiency and thrust generation.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Due to an unbalanced spin cycle, the washer is unable to rotate and drain the excess water from the laundry properly.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
Fifteen of those combinations rotated in for a single play.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
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Washington, wary of straining its ties with New Delhi, turns a blind eye.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Dames’ intention is to turn the headquarters into a creative hub and point of convergence of different disciplines, driven by collaborations.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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While some pay off the balance each month, about 60% of credit card users have revolving debt, according to the New York Fed.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Creating a revolving load fund for affordable housing projects.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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Shauna Martel, a teaching assistant at the Osher Map Library twirls a massive globe around and points to Australia.—
Jackie Northam,
NPR,
7 Dec. 2025
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Advancing to the bonus round, Alison spun the wheel again and managed to solve an eight-letter puzzle with just three letters on the board.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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From trad wives to spin classes to caregiving, Smithuijsen reveals how late stage capitalism strips women of agency and traps them in endless cycles of empty consumption and thankless labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Chiefs’ special teams also never swung the field with a return for a touchdown.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Watson shared a 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for discovering that deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a double helix, consisting of two strands that coil around each other to create what resembles a long, gently twisting ladder.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Brightburn also twists the family dynamic to expose a parent's worst fear, that their power and authority over their children is completely illusory.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The seat can even be swiveled outward toward the door opening to make access easier.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sweeney doubled over with laughter at the bit and so did the members of her group, including Braun, while many Laugh Factory guests swiveled their heads in her direction to gauge her reaction.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the days after the news of the split was made public, rumors swirled that Alix was linked to another NFL player — New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart — after a photo circulated online that appeared to show Dart sliding into the influencer’s DMs.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Rumors swirled, but 63-year-old veteran businessman Greg Abel was ultimately named his successor in 2025.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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