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rotation

noun

rō-ˈtā-shən

Definition of rotation

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 the traces of the reflection, 120-degree rotation, and identity matrices are zero, –1, and 2, respectively. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 Emilia Wickstead is a designer who has long been in Middleton’s royal wardrobe rotation. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 The Lee’s Summit alum scored in the season opener and could be in the mix with snaps available in the rotation. — Pj Green september 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 There was no longer a regular place in the receiver rotation for Slayton. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rotation

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Noun

Like every tennis player, Alcaraz relies on the wrist of his racket hand to generate the immense levels of speed and spin that make his shots so difficult to handle.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Hocevar washed up the track and got into Brad, which caused the spin.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of spin

Noun

No one is born understanding what a yield curve is, and even financial experts sometimes struggle to articulate the goings-on of the cryptic $160 trillion market.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
At the same time, the long end of the Treasury curve is the less active part of a market that is considered the deepest and most liquid in the world.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of curve

Noun

This hand that was as familiar to me as my own — the hand that, two hours earlier, had passed me a roll of toilet paper through the crack of our bathroom door — now felt strangely new.

— Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
And don’t forget the unlimited yeast rolls served with cinnamon honey butter.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of roll

Noun

Curb cuts — those graded concrete ramps at the edge of sidewalk corners that allow anyone and anything with wheels to glide gently onto the street below — aren’t really the sort of thing most people think about.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
These vehicles utilize electric motors to burn less fuel through internal combustion and drive power to move wheels with electrical energy.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of wheel

Noun

Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
The actress, who was styled by Karla Welch, adorned the look with a gold twirl necklace that was also part of the collection and featured on the runway paired with the same dress.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026

Definition of twirl

Noun

Most looming is her mother’s abandonment, wrapped up in righteous revolution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
This is a moment to celebrate a revolution that got televised, an opus of sound and fury that sparked difficult conversations from Bible study to the Barbershop, from the pole to the pulpit.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolution

Noun

When a reel of 16mm film discovered in a safe five decades later blows the legend wide open, the people who were there come together to give the full picture.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
That included a highlight-reel catch for 18 yards and a first down on Boise State’s final drive, and a 23-yard catch on third-and-9 to keep the opening drive alive — a drive that produced a Bronco touchdown.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026

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