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Recent Examples of spindle
The Safavieh Parker Dining Chairs are the perfect mix of farmhouse and transitional style with their durable oak wood frame and spindle flat-back design.
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Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
For robots and things of that nature, servo motors for robots, but also spindle and stepper motors for various applications.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2022
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Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
For robots and things of that nature, servo motors for robots, but also spindle and stepper motors for various applications.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindle
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In shades ranging from white to pink to fire-engine red, geraniums produce upright blooms all summer long until the first frost.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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The backless number featured an ombré effect, fading from red to pink.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Traditional Japanese yakitori calls for spearing chicken seasoned with salt or a soy basting sauce onto bamboo skewers and grilling them over charcoal.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
22 Jan. 2026
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The word mom speared out of her mouth.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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His maiden first-class — let alone Test — century was confirmed with a tension-lancing scythe over midwicket in the final session, writes Dominic Fifield.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Penn, giving a brilliant performance of cold villainy that could win him a third Oscar, is unafraid of lancing the inherent goofiness of a fascist.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Armed soldiers patrolled in droves, spreading hate and fear everywhere, blindfolding children, pointing guns, gawking, spitting, laughing at us like animals in the zoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
15 Sep. 2023
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Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
3 Sep. 2023
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Teenage students running through neighborhoods with realistic water guns may trigger an emergency response, the Irvine Police Department said in a social media post.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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At one point, somebody from the other team was running through on goal in the last minute and seemed about to score the winner.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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When drones attacked Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, in 2019, taking out 5% of the country’s oil production, prices spiked but surprisingly returned to normal within a matter of weeks.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The global Brent oil benchmark has spiked more than 7% over the past two days, vaulting the price of oil to about $71 per barrel, the highest level since July.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Galatasaray stun Juve, Balogun’s double Elsewhere in the play-offs on Tuesday, the shock result of the night came from Turkey, where Galatasaray stuck five past Juventus in a 5-2 victory that must count as one of the most memorable in their modern history.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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If, on the other hand, cells were much more crowded, molecules would be stuck in place, unable to move much at all, let alone come across their reaction partners.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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