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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
The core rotation of Swain, post Matas Vokietaitis, forward Lassina Traore, wing Cam Heide and guards Tramon Mark, Simeon Wilcher, Jordan Pope and Chendall Weaver have played in a cumulative 190 out of a possible 192 games.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Now, Fuscone and Nathan Moline figure to be at the top of the rotation heading into tryouts.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
These five, scored on warmth, weight, and compressability, are in constant rotation in my gear closet.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Each additional rotation represents an exponentially harder jump.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Now, Fuscone and Nathan Moline figure to be at the top of the rotation heading into tryouts.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
These five, scored on warmth, weight, and compressability, are in constant rotation in my gear closet.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Each additional rotation represents an exponentially harder jump.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotation
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In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Blanchette drove into the rear quarter of the Honda, putting it into a spin.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Disney is graded on a curve, and investors have kept the stock in neutral since 2022, anxiously awaiting the Next Great Era of Disney that Bob Iger’s return to the helm promised.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Across the rooms and suites, four-poster beds, open fireplaces, and signature freestanding copper roll-top baths are signature additions.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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If the roll-up door on your garage doesn't have a weather seal at the bottom, add one.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Police found three bullet holes in the passenger side of the other car, as well as a bullet ricochet indentation on the car’s rear wheel panel, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The entry-level rear-wheel-drive BEV comes with a single electric motor that’s rated at 362 hp and a top speed of 125 mph (200 km/h).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead, most elements are choreographic—step sequences, hydroplaning, and twizzles (a continuous forward-moving twirl on one foot).—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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To be frank, Jarrett’s rush pattern may have short-circuited the Next Gen Stats GPS system with more twists, twirls and figure-eights than an Olympic figure skating routine.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Tech revolutions at heart change the mechanisms by which humans live.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Even his father Roman Skornikov — an Olympian for Uzbekistan who coaches his son with his wife, Tatiana Malinina — thought the idea of doing four-and-a-half revolutions in one jump was crazy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Those are the moments that don’t show up in a box score or on a highlight reel.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Frady is voluntarily subjected to a disturbing reel of still images and text, juxtaposed and remixed in an overwhelming cacophony of the contradictions and impulses at the heart of America.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Rotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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