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as in revolves
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 rotates
The ride currently holds the record for the largest zero-G stall in America — an inversion that takes riders uphill, rotates them 180 degrees upside down, and hovers above ground for a weightless airtime moment before returning upright.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
At Taste Buds Kitchen, the 5-day summer camp runs 3 hours each morning and rotates through recipes including brownies, pies, pasta and garlic knots.
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Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
This 9x9-foot cantilever umbrella rotates 360 degrees, providing you with full coverage from the sun at any angle.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
The top rotates to move with the wind instead of blowing over, and it’s made of anti-rust stainless steel for durability outdoors.
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Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Rather than a small drawer or tray, the divided top of West Elm’s storage coffee table rotates to reveal an empty storage cavity to fill with throw blankets, books, or video game controllers.
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Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
But the classic way of doing this involves an optical component that rotates within a camera, taking separate measurements of multiple parameters before reconstructing the full image.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
Yet, during a transit, the planet rotates just enough from JWST's vantage point for different regions of its atmosphere to come into view.
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Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
To help justify the thicker addition, the Gen 2’s speaker bump integrates a fold-out kickstand that rotates 360 degrees to support the tablet in portrait and landscape modes.
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Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
At Taste Buds Kitchen, the 5-day summer camp runs 3 hours each morning and rotates through recipes including brownies, pies, pasta and garlic knots.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
This 9x9-foot cantilever umbrella rotates 360 degrees, providing you with full coverage from the sun at any angle.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
The top rotates to move with the wind instead of blowing over, and it’s made of anti-rust stainless steel for durability outdoors.
—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Rather than a small drawer or tray, the divided top of West Elm’s storage coffee table rotates to reveal an empty storage cavity to fill with throw blankets, books, or video game controllers.
—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
But the classic way of doing this involves an optical component that rotates within a camera, taking separate measurements of multiple parameters before reconstructing the full image.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
Yet, during a transit, the planet rotates just enough from JWST's vantage point for different regions of its atmosphere to come into view.
—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
To help justify the thicker addition, the Gen 2’s speaker bump integrates a fold-out kickstand that rotates 360 degrees to support the tablet in portrait and landscape modes.
—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotates
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As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
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The heat domes tend to form where the jet stream turns northward, moving up and over the dome itself and leading to strong flows of hot air from the south to the north near the Earth’s surface.
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But the movie revolves, of course, around the guys planning and executing their labyrinthine heist.
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That happens simply because Earth revolves, but the planets also move across the sky, further complicating things.
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Many Chicagoans will, of course, take a while to arrive at that level of trust when that wheel spins alone.
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Xavier Watts spins a football in his right hand and glues his eyes on the tablet resting in the hands of Jessie Bates III.
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With smoke streaming from his mouth and nose, McTominay twirls the delighted older man around.
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The Manchester City taliswoman then twirls her arm before knee sliding in front of the travelling fans.
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Smarter, Not Larger The conversation around AI often swings between extremes.
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Toward the beginning of the episode, the group sits down to eat at a hole-in-the-wall barbecue spot and the camera swings around the table in a sweeping circular motion, capturing everyone laughing, bonding and sharing a meal.
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Alison swivels her head towards Kyle.
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Easy to stash in a purse or beach bag, the stick swivels up so no sharpening is required—nor is a brush.
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Often, the bark twists around the tree in a process called strip-barking.
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Many injuries occur without direct contact, especially when a foot is planted and the body twists over it.
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Yet when one of the veterans finally receives meaningful discipline, the conversation suddenly pivots away from Clark's safety and toward sympathy for the player who committed the foul.
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Sleek rooms were designed by Andre Fu, there’s a central courtyard garden that pivots around a huge cherry tree, and expansive hot spring onsen pools in the basement.
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“Rotates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotates. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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