rotations

plural of rotation
as in spins
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 The Valkyries offense took a while to get going, but the rotations were playoff-esque from the start. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 But even though her voice has been in R&B rotations for close to a decade, last year changed the conversation. Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The tidbit is a testament to how brutal the Bombers’ bats have been alongside one of the best rotations in baseball. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 After four years of medical school, plus two more of academic research and clinical rotations, our son Asher was ready to begin his surgical residency at a prominent New York hospital. Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 That's when deep inspections, brake work, and tire rotations get done. Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 11 Aug. 2026 At club level, Paris Saint-Germain became back-to-back Champions League winners in May, thanks to Spanish coach Luis Enrique’s fluid attacking style, packed with rotations and a cohesive network of players. Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 The returner rotations went Remigio, Brashard Smith and then De Jesus. Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 Apprenticeships, stretch assignments, mentoring, job rotations and meaningful early-career opportunities all help create the expertise organizations will need in the future. Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotations
Noun
  • Watch your baby’s face light up while this adorable penguin toy waddles and spins.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Many other qubit candidates have been explored, from electron spins to photons to more exotic quantum systems.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Amsterdam is crowded, and cars, trams, bikers, and pedestrians seem to float by from all directions in silence … lost in the white noise of breezing through this dreamy city on two wheels.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Active starter better mimics the slow rise leavening action of yeast (in breads and rolls) versus quick acting leaveners like baking soda and powder.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There are other entrees as well, like sword fish rolls, king prawns and scampi and calves liver.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • On Wall Street, the founders observed how institutional investors sought to trade such uncertain binary outcomes as Brexit and the 2016 presidential election through proxies such as swaps, options, and other risk curves.
    Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Classic cars are known for their curves, chrome and nostalgia.
    Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Makar tested out his skating with some twirls at the end of the first and returned for the second.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • From the viewpoint of the bourgeoisie, both Jews and the aristocracy advocated revolutions and radical change, and thus both attacked the status quo.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The revolutions created by Nazi and Stalinist ideology, and enforced by terror, aimed to change reality itself.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Rotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotations. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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