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as in swung
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
rotate the mirror 180 degrees
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as in revolved
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 rotated
During scrimmage work at Monday’s practice, Sacco and Quinn stood on opposite benches, and Sullivan rotated between both of them.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Only in a few photos is his head rotated enough to see his schnoz in all its Ashkenazic glory.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Rihanna has also rotated Amina Muaddi python heels this year, while brands from Jimmy Choo to Adidas have pushed snakeskin capsules.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Ever so carefully, Greg and Corry rotated the bag upright.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
How a sunless world develops auroras The study reveals shifts in temperature, cloud cover, and changes in chemistry as SIMP-0136 rotated.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Carefully balancing the plate on his hand, Gardner gently rotated it so the collodion flowed evenly across the surface, from edge to edge.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The Fujiwhara effect kicked in, and Hinnamnor and the depression interacted and rotated until the typhoon devoured the depression.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Then a seed crystal with a precise crystal orientation is dipped into the melt, slowly drawn upwards, and rotated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Only in a few photos is his head rotated enough to see his schnoz in all its Ashkenazic glory.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Rihanna has also rotated Amina Muaddi python heels this year, while brands from Jimmy Choo to Adidas have pushed snakeskin capsules.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Ever so carefully, Greg and Corry rotated the bag upright.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
How a sunless world develops auroras The study reveals shifts in temperature, cloud cover, and changes in chemistry as SIMP-0136 rotated.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Carefully balancing the plate on his hand, Gardner gently rotated it so the collodion flowed evenly across the surface, from edge to edge.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The Fujiwhara effect kicked in, and Hinnamnor and the depression interacted and rotated until the typhoon devoured the depression.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Then a seed crystal with a precise crystal orientation is dipped into the melt, slowly drawn upwards, and rotated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotated
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As Houston started focusing more on eliminating shots around the basket, Atlanta swung the ball around the perimeter and created easy 3-point looks that drew frustrated timeouts from Udoka on multiple occasions.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Also, activity in the consumer discretionary sector revolved largely around megacap stocks—both those that pulled back in September, and those that posted strong rallies.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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For her take on enduring Grease style, Bieber revolved her going-out look around a boxy moto jacket—one of her signature wardrobe staples.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton twirled another gem on Tuesday night – this time, at the expense of the Pittsburgh Pirates.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Two go-go dancers twirled on a bar behind them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder who spun his music, media, and beverage businesses into a billion-dollar fortune, was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Tiago Rodrigues netted a hat trick, while Austin Raposo and Gavin DaSilva buried two goals each and goalie Elijah McGonigle earned his fifth clean sheet as Westport (7-0-0) rolled to an 11-0 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Avon.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The van rolled through the intersection before coming to a stop.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The star wide receiver made a 10-yard catch for a third-down conversion right along the right sideline and twisted his left leg beneath Malachi Moore as the New York safety made the tackle out of bounds.—
David Wilson,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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So, in an instant, Zeek twisted and pushed the barrel aside, but the robber grabbed his shoulder, firing a shot that cracked through the quiet.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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After a Joey Estes fastball came near his head, Robles whirled around and chucked his bat at the pitcher.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Between events, Diamandis whirled around, making and cementing connections.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Rotated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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