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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.
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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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With its ombré shade that transitions from white to pink, the final result is one that sticks.
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It's covered in numerous clusters of flowers ranging from white and gold to pink, purple, red, and even multicolor throughout the warm season.
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Jafaar al-Samra had just sold an octopus, minutes after spearing it while snorkeling.
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But Breakker was there to spear Rollins.
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They were lanced by the Vegas Golden Knights, 5-1, and eliminated from the playoffs in Game 6 of their second-round series after falling behind by three goals in the first period.
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Less than 30 seconds later came the shriek of the two missiles that lanced through Turmus’ car.
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This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album.
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At one point in the series, a frustrated Knicks fan appeared to try to spit at Young.
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
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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.
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The group is currently mid-tour on the Blood Saga World Tour, which kicked off May 1 and runs through the rest of the year and into 2027.
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The same logic runs through the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has agreed to toll-free passage for 60 days while planning, with Oman, a new transit regime thereafter.
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The price changes spiked the starting cost of the MacBook Pro 1T, the cheapest MacBook Pro, to $1,999 from $1,699—the largest increase of any single product.
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Temperatures spiked above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) in many towns and cities, including Paris.
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All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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Board-game groups on Meetup grew about 10% per year from 2021 to 2023, and the momentum has stuck well past lockdown.
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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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