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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
Best-of-three semifinal series replaced single-elimination death matches, rewarding programs deep enough to rotate multiple capable starters.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
One was a rotating disc that sent out beams of light.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Away from chips, Cardinal Health has rallied more than 8% as the market briefly rotated into non-AI names.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 June 2026
There’s a full bar with craft cocktails, mimosas and Bloody Marys, plus rotating seasonal offerings.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
One was a rotating disc that sent out beams of light.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Away from chips, Cardinal Health has rallied more than 8% as the market briefly rotated into non-AI names.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 June 2026
There’s a full bar with craft cocktails, mimosas and Bloody Marys, plus rotating seasonal offerings.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
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Pinky asks Shamea and Drew to come to the casting call, which turns into delicious B-list-actor-industry drama.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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America is turning 250, but some of its greatest treasures don't sit behind museum glass.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Clients who receive financial counseling substantially reduce their revolving debt over time.—
Ali Besharat,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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United spent around £250million on new players in 2025-26, even without Champions League football, leaning heavily into their short-term revolving credit facility (RCF) to meet cashflow needs.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The protein megacomplex boasts multiple subunits in a precise structure, where antenna proteins are decorated with chlorophylls and other pigments and surround a core reaction center where electrons twirl in an elaborate pas de deux.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Andrew Johnson twirled another postseason gem.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Researchers said charge redistribution, orbital hybridization and spin modulation at the interface helped optimize the catalyst’s behavior during oxygen reduction.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Alchemist Kitchen spins food business gold Several of the businesses identified are graduates of the Alchemist Microenterprise Academy (AMA), a 12-week business training course that teaches the basics of starting a food business.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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From this perspective, the pendulum has fully swung from being near resistance and overbought to being near support and oversold.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Once the board was attached, the contestant swung the board around by, yep, the spike in his nose.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Rather than wringing and twisting it to remove the excess water, roll it up in a clean, dry towel and gently squeeze out the water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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From twisting a bright pink kerchief into a one-shoulder top to slinging another across her hips to create a slit up-to-there skirt, Li found pleasure in the trial-and-error process.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Rather than has folks on customer-facing or collaborative setups having to constantly swivel a monitor around for people on the other side of the desk, Philips has launched a dual-sided business monitor with a Full HD screen front and back.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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Some robot makers have expanded that concept into swiveling tabletop machines like ElliQ, designed for elder companionship.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Garbage cans and debris also could be seen swirling around a parked car.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The flickering of the quasar at different wavelengths is connected to variations in the temperature of the gas swirling around this black hole.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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