Thesaurus results for SPINDLE

spindle

verb

Definition of spindle

as in to pink

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Recent Examples of spindle The pitching staff has been folded, spindled and mutilated but keeps on trucking. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026 Ask New England coach Mike Vrabel, too, whose rookie left side of tackle Will Campbell and guard Jared Wilson were folded and spindled too often by Seattle’s pass rushers. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026 Hollywood isn’t the first industry to get folded, spindled, and mutilated. — Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026 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

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Verb

The whole point is to style it with other equally bold colors, from lime green to butter yellow to even pink.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
The extra attention paid to pink worked for Illinois, which ended a three-game losing streak at Iowa with a 31-7 victory.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pink

Verb

Use the lancing device (with a new lancet each time) to obtain a drop of blood from the side of your fingertip.

— Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 30 June 2026
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.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 May 2026

Definition of lance

Verb

After between 30 to 45 seconds with Packard in his mouth, the whale had risen to the surface and spat him out, sending him flying through the air in a massive spray that was witnessed by his crewmate and another nearby mariner.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Ziwig’s new Endotest makes diagnosis as easy as spitting into a tube.

— Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of spit

Verb

While the gold seemed all-but hers, Andrade came up short on her second vault, a comparatively simple Lopez vault, piking down and stepping over the line to incur a neutral deduction.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023

Definition of pike

Verb

After confirming that the line from Exeter that ran through the village of Starcross didn’t open until the end of May, 1846, Cade and his team turned to the schedule for additional clues.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
One of the questions running through the exhibition is what counts as a poster.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of run through

Verb

The number of shoppers interested in new and used EVs spiked when gas prices rose 40 percent this year as a result of the war in Iran — but mostly in models priced lower than the average $50,000 cost of a new vehicle today.

— John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
From 1831 to 1833, at the terminus of the trail, in present-day Oklahoma, the number of fires spiked.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of spike

Verb

So imagine my surprise when the one innovation to stick — literally — turns out to be one marketed for men.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
In a cozy suburb of Minneapolis, a guy in a blue jumpsuit is once again stuck aboard a space station with his robot pals, watching the worst movies ever made.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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