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rotates

verb

present tense third-person singular of rotate
1
as in turns
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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2
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 new Ryan Field rotates everything by 25 degrees to create a larger outdoor plaza area at each of its four corners. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Yet one explanation for the way the market rotates money from pocket to pocket rather than making outright progress is the fully committed positioning of the household investing sector. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 The Commerce Gallery rotates exhibits monthly, drawing in artists from across Texas and beyond. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 The Pro has a 2-inch OLED touch screen that rotates between landscape and portrait capture, a thumbstick to control the gimbal, a Record/Shutter button, and a rocker switch for digital zoom. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 With locations in two of the city’s trendiest neighborhoods, El Nogal and Quinta Camacho, Tropicalía works with small Colombian producers and rotates its coffees every three months or so. — Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026 Instead of relying on a motorized mount to track the sky, its CMOS sensor physically rotates to cancel that rotation out, right at the image plane. — New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026 Each of the cubes, marking the hours, rotates at the top of the hour, with one cube in a lighter tone signifying the current time. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 Food has been added since opening, while the beverage menu rotates seasonally around fresh ingredients. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotates
  1. turns
  2. revolves
  3. spins
  4. twirls
  5. swings
  6. swivels
  7. twists
  8. pivots
Verb
  • Nancy, who turns 49 in December, gets how to fire up the SEC base.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • When the Farmer destroys the flock’s beloved pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, only for events to spiral out of control as a wild beast roams the woods of Mossingham.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of turns
Verb
  • Lialina’s practice as an artist and archivist revolves the uneven promises of permanence, loss, maintenance, and distribution that the internet, in its many formats and phases, represents.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Repayment happens as customers settle their invoices, and the facility essentially revolves, with fresh invoices replacing those that have been paid off.
    — Amit Singhania, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolves
Verb
  • There’s so many new ideas surfacing constantly that my head spins.
    — Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Once the tarantula has been consumed, the larva spins a cocoon and pupates into a mature wasp in two to three weeks.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of spins
Verb
  • Inside, Benjamin Davalos twirls his measuring jigger and, with a turn of his wrist, releases a swallow’s worth of straight rye.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • With smoke streaming from his mouth and nose, McTominay twirls the delighted older man around.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Definition of twirls
Verb
  • Across the room, the discussion swings back to the band’s festival set.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Slingshot surges forward as the tach swings toward redline, the exhaust emitting a guttural howl.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of swings
Verb
  • The reel mounts to the wall with a two-point bracket (included) and smoothly swivels 180 degrees.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Alison swivels her head towards Kyle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of swivels
Verb
  • As our journey continues, the road twists through apocalyptic terrain until, out of nowhere, life reappears.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As the action alternates between Lotte’s adventure and Emil’s childhood in the former Yugoslavia, twists abound.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of twists
Verb
  • Plan at least one day that starts with breakfast at Veranda, continues with a lazy stretch at the Four Seasons pool, and then pivots to Mandalay Bay Beach’s wave pool or lazy river if anyone in your group wants more action.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Kiros campaign quickly pivots to a protest at the state capitol instead.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of pivots

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“Rotates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotates. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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