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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
That luxury afforded coach Mauricio Pochettino to rotate out nine starters to rest his regulars while giving seven players their first minutes of the tournament.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The group continued to release music with a rotating cast of singers until 1976.
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Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Nothing fundamentally changed from one week to the next for these stocks; this was about market positioning and rotating out of high-flying AI stocks.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The European giant has already won the group and might look to rotate its squad and give all its players some minutes on the pitch.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rotate
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The group continued to release music with a rotating cast of singers until 1976.
—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Nothing fundamentally changed from one week to the next for these stocks; this was about market positioning and rotating out of high-flying AI stocks.
—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The European giant has already won the group and might look to rotate its squad and give all its players some minutes on the pitch.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rotate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.
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Lestat is basically in Hell; having turned Nicky, he is now forever severed from him mentally, while Nicky’s mental state continues to deteriorate.
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And for those who don't own a home — or who prefer not to borrow against it — personal loans can provide a more affordable alternative to revolving credit card debt, particularly for borrowers with strong credit.
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Instead of getting a lump sum, a HELOC offers a revolving line of credit that can be used as needed during a borrowing period, usually five to 10 years.
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Throngs of people gather to watch troupes perform ballet over the hum of violin strings, twirl to Hindi music in traditional Indian dress, and even stomp to heavy metal.
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Keith twirled the edges in his fingers and flipped the long part back and forth over his shoulder.
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The rotating door of managers in Queens spins once again.
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The first permanent cotton-spinning mill was established in Pawtucket, Rhode Island dating back to 1790.
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Any behavior requires a coordinated action across the brain—swing a baseball bat, complete a math problem—and the more the action is repeated, the more the associated neural pathways will strengthen.
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Ryan returned the favor in the fourth, getting Dalton Rushing, Freeland and Ohtani to all swing and miss.
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In other words, the metaphorical coin must be weighted—in this case, by hominins doing things on purpose, like laying their dead to rest in the narrow, twisting darkness of Rising Star.
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Cellphone video first obtained by TMZ and verified by NBC News shows the boy twist and shoot down the waterfall just behind a ride vehicle filled with parkgoers.
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Each tier has a mesh bottom for airflow and mesh straps to keep sweaters from blowing off on windy days, and the swiveling hook can be locked into place over clotheslines or drying racks to stay put in the breeze.
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To enable long-term target observation, the drone is equipped with a 360-degree swiveling nose gimbal that provides frontline forces with comprehensive situational awareness.
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Even with tariff turmoil swirling and adding a not-insignificant degree of confusion and instability to global trade, there have been some crucial bright spots for the textile industry over the past year, in large part because of the protections afforded by USMCA.
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Kimiya was closest, sprawled across the floor weeping, debris swirling around her.
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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