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 best viewing is generally after midnight, when Earth rotates into debris left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Sacramento’s luxury suite at Golden 1 Center, obtained as part of $225 million in public financing for the arena, rotates among nonprofits through a city program. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Haribo already rotates limited-edition flavors, so a Sweet Heat bag wouldn’t even be a stretch. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Fatty Arbuckle’s rotates a variety of craft cocktails throughout the year, consisting of classic cocktail recipes and custom mixologist creations. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 There’s also a tasting corner that rotates through five local Niigata brands. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 The Pub rotates its 20 taps, which include seasonal, limited-release, and always-available beers like Local’s Light, the state’s bestselling craft lager. — Kristin Hagenson, Midwest Living, 22 July 2026 The aircraft, nicknamed Phantom Twist, rotates up to 25 times per second, a rate that outpaces how quickly our visual system can process sharp detail. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026 As the laser passes through the crystal, its polarization rotates. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotates
  1. turns
  2. revolves
  3. spins
  4. twirls
  5. swings
  6. swivels
  7. twists
  8. pivots
Verb
  • These events occur when extremely hot underground water suddenly turns into steam, expands, and blasts apart the surrounding rock.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Find out what the bill does when one workflow triples its tool calls after a model upgrade, because that is the scenario that turns a modest platform fee into a line item the CFO wants explained.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of turns
Verb
  • Earnings out in August could be the catalyst that decides whether this flag revolves higher in the near term.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • Sharing scenes with the other principal characters, intense or sensitive as the moment requires, Alice is the hub around whom the series revolves and hurtles forward.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of revolves
Verb
  • Burke teases out the mystery of what’s truly happened, and why, until the very end, when a twist spins the entire book on its axis.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The ride swings like a pendulum, repeatedly turning thrill-seekers upside down while its passenger compartment spins.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 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
  • The gondola swings back and forth and ‘swims’ when Sepp gets agitated.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • And when a guy swings and misses and gets thrown out by 10 feet, that’s a bad process.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 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
  • Instead, its body twists and its legs kick as someone reaches toward it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Always have a backup plan in case the child is not into it, twists an ankle or has a meltdown.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of twists
Verb
  • The Kiros campaign quickly pivots to a protest at the state capitol instead.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The first is a ‘buy’ rating for Danish wind giant Ørsted, which Goldman sees benefiting as Europe increasingly pivots energy policy towards offshore wind power after the continent experienced its second price shock in five years.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of pivots

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