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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 rotations
If Schlittler continues to perform at a high level, New York may have one of the best starting rotations remaining in the playoffs.
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Fellow senior Ariana Van Handel also gets some rotations in the middle.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Though the White House technically lost a lawsuit brought by the Associated Press this spring, the president was still able to spin it as a win for his base by amending the way that all wire publications were included in the routine press pool rotations.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
The group also performed a two-qubit entangling gate with 98% fidelity, single-qubit rotations, and heating rate tests.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s when aircraft rotations are at their most complicated, weather is more likely to interfere, and airports are at their busiest.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
During the two weeks, Strandwitz rotated through clinical rotations.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old is deceptively quick too, his intelligent movement part of the fluid rotations that makes PSG’s midfield so hard to track and contain.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of these rotations match up with Earth’s radiation.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Fellow senior Ariana Van Handel also gets some rotations in the middle.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Though the White House technically lost a lawsuit brought by the Associated Press this spring, the president was still able to spin it as a win for his base by amending the way that all wire publications were included in the routine press pool rotations.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
The group also performed a two-qubit entangling gate with 98% fidelity, single-qubit rotations, and heating rate tests.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s when aircraft rotations are at their most complicated, weather is more likely to interfere, and airports are at their busiest.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
During the two weeks, Strandwitz rotated through clinical rotations.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old is deceptively quick too, his intelligent movement part of the fluid rotations that makes PSG’s midfield so hard to track and contain.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of these rotations match up with Earth’s radiation.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotations
Noun
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Antiferromagnetism involves electrons with opposing spins that cancel each other out.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some restaurants only sell pho ga, a lighter riff using chicken, while others incorporate barbecue and other modern innovations to create distinctly Houstonian spins on the dish.—
Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This time the 6-foot-5, 230-pound quarterback showed off his wheels, converting a third-and-9 with a pile-pushing finish to a 20-yard run.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That started to lower the eye-rolls.—
Jack Korngold,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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Let the rolls rise in the pan at room temperature for about two hours.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Take the Castlery Crescent design made of mappa burl and perfectly arched curves.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Still, until Tesla demonstrates replicable manufacturing cost curves, warranty and service models, and the real operational economics of robots in factories or homes, that price should be viewed as a target rather than a fact.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But revolutions are marathons, not sprints.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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All revolutions are ultimately civil wars, right?—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Rotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotations. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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