as in spin
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
the Earth completes a single rotation around its axis in approximately 24 hours
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Recent Examples of rotation
And two seasons in, the Miami Heat 7-footer at times has been both essential contributor in Erik Spoelstra’s rotations and low-minutes bit player.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
The turret weighs about 4,190 pounds and offers full 360-degree rotation.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
But with Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, Jordan Clarkson and then Jose Alvarado ahead of him, the second-round pick faced a steep path to consistent minutes in Brown’s rotation.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
If that cannot happen without stalling operations, the business needs to have enough extra people in the rotation to allow someone to step aside to resolve the situation.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
The turret weighs about 4,190 pounds and offers full 360-degree rotation.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
But with Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, Jordan Clarkson and then Jose Alvarado ahead of him, the second-round pick faced a steep path to consistent minutes in Brown’s rotation.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
If that cannot happen without stalling operations, the business needs to have enough extra people in the rotation to allow someone to step aside to resolve the situation.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotation
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Tatum delivered a few moments of vintage excellence in the opening minutes, turning a steal into a transition lay-up for his first basket, then using a spin move to finish through contact for his second.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its HyperScroll Tilt Wheel offers three unique modes, including a free-spin mode for flying through inventory screens or long web pages.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Positioning has skewed shorter in duration, with curve steepeners and inflation protection increasingly preferred over outright rate bets.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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The free return trajectory is essentially a marble trick of sending Integrity scooting along the curves mapped around the moon’s moving gravity well on a path that gets captured again by Earth’s gravity well.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Rough Creek Lodge had antelope sausage in a garlic roll with a chimichurri sauce.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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As the roll was called, town after town announced votes for both Lamont and Lieberman.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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The wheels of justice turn very slowly.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Moy said that almost all of the surrounding neighborhood communities have added wheel taxes.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The unconscious Moon twirls into your 12th House of Whispers, inviting gentle reflection and rest that helps your inner world reorganize.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The dance world has often based its plaudits on how spectacularly performers can defy gravity with leaps, kicks and twirls.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Trotsky’s arguments about revolution in one nation versus a revolution of the international proletariat, like the fine argumentative tracery of Paul’s Jewish Christians versus Greek ones, seemed vital to the movement at the time but weirdly trivial and abstract to those outside it.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The report said the number of executions was by far the highest since IHR began tracking it in 2008 and was the most reported since 1989, in the early years of the Islamic revolution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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And Cruise recently was filmed atop Paramount’s water tower for some sort of CinemaCon reel.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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This one was fast, physical and had many highlight-reel saves.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Rotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotation. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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