spindle

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for spindle
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Verb
  • The flamingo pink Broward Transitional Center hides in plain sight on a stretch of road in Pompano Beach lined with palm trees and modest commercial buildings.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • From warm woods and cozy corners to pink and gold with walls of plants, there's no shortage of great café design.
    Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bron Breakker will reportedly spear LA Knight before turning his attention to his own leader, delivering a devastating spear to a surprised Seth Rollins.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Reed received help from his stablemate Bron Breakker, who speared everyone in his path, including Jimmy Uso through the barricade.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Robinson, 22, is accused of firing a single bullet that lanced Kirk’s neck during a public appearance on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The day of the invasion had been thick with heat, the kind that made the air above the sidewalk kebab spits ripple with diesel smoke.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So that time in the dugout, that time pregame, spitting seeds, the conversations that take place postgame, those are so crucial.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
  • 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
Verb
  • King is said to have had nightmares that night — his son running through endless hallways, pursued by a malevolent presence — inspiring the plot of the famous movie.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The race will run through Virginia and Washington, DC, including past some of the nation's most famous landmarks.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, just in less than a week, Americans are going to see their health care costs spike dramatically, going up 100, 200, 300 percent.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Although the balloon incident has not been directly linked to Moscow, Lithuania's border closures add to tensions spiked by accusations of Russian incursions into NATO airspace amid Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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