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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
Colossal also confirmed that, due to density differences, the yolk naturally floats to the top of the container, with the embryo rotating to the top of that.
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ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
An employee popped open a smoker door and showed a glistening stack of rotating meat.
—Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
What’s more, the stronger neutron beam will also improve data quality, because the team can now rotate samples during experiments rather than relying on static snapshots of materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Dark, wispy clouds floated through the air, looking close enough to reach up and touch, moving but never rotating quite enough to touch the ground.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
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ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
An employee popped open a smoker door and showed a glistening stack of rotating meat.
—Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
What’s more, the stronger neutron beam will also improve data quality, because the team can now rotate samples during experiments rather than relying on static snapshots of materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Dark, wispy clouds floated through the air, looking close enough to reach up and touch, moving but never rotating quite enough to touch the ground.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
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Professional commentators tended to see these developments in so many local terms—turning, for their explanations, to national histories, cultures and institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The question turned into an accidental personality test, exposing some of each artist’s values.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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My friends Greg Hildreth and Steven Pasquale came to see the show recently and told me about the revolving bar at the top of the Marriott Marquis.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Longtime residents might remember the hot dogs and burgers making their way past eager students on field trips at the National Museum of American History’s revolving Carousel Cafeteria, or the large, greenhouse-like McDonald’s inside the Air and Space Museum.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Trojan’s starting pitcher Zach Ryan twirled a gem against the Indians allowing two unearned runs on five hits in six complete innings, but Ryan began to tire and walked Bodie Davis and Cole Koeninger to start the bottom of the seventh.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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As the White Sox mounted an eighth-inning rally, dozens of fans, then perhaps a couple of hundred, took off their shirts and twirled them in the air.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Intended for builders ages 8 and up, the set includes 333 pieces that can be made into a model of a bush plane, featuring realistic mechanisms like a spinning propeller and adjustable ailerons.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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The sexy ground-floor bar and restaurant is already popular with Parisians and features DJs spinning vinyl, along with a creative cocktail and snack menu, overseen by chef Valentin Raffali.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Alex Caruso, Jaylin Williams, Jared McCain and Cason Wallace were widely credited with helping swing the game.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Walls swung away, rolled a ball through the infield that was pinched in and scored Mullins.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Fathers protecting newborns Wind roars with such force the steel beams supporting the hospital’s top floors twist 4 inches.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The Molly’s Game star wore her sleek tresses with a deep side part and the sides twisted back, framing her face with a soft, swoop-like effect.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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Students come in, pick up a cart or basket, and swivel through the aisles, adding apples, noodles, potatoes and milk to their haul.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Osprey was the first production tiltrotor—an aircraft with propellers that can swivel on their mounts, pointing up for vertical takeoff and tilting forward for horizontal flight.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
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Speculation as to the theater’s fate began swirling almost as soon as Colbert’s cancellation was announced last year around this time.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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Reports have been swirling for weeks that Casemiro, the Brazilian Manchester United star midfielder, could become Messi’s teammate after the World Cup.—
Michelle Kaufman
May 22,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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