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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.
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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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Just why so many of the game’s manufacturers have all pledged to pink simultaneously is a little less obvious, explains New Balance head of product for soccer Rob Sheldon.
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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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Roupp helped his own cause by making a nifty play to turn two in the sixth, spearing a comebacker behind his back before firing to shortstop Willy Adames to kick-start a 1-6-3 double play.
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Jafaar al-Samra had just sold an octopus, minutes after spearing it while snorkeling.
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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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Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
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After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
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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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After allowing just 24 unearned runs through their first 74 games, the Yankees allowed 21 from June 20 to the end of the month, more than double any team in baseball.
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The Tour de France returns on July 4 and runs through July 26.
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It was also revealed during the trial that Taylor allegedly spiked her pink lemonade with a mixture of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, prosecutors claimed.
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Adding to the uncertainty, Congress allowed Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire last year, which caused insurance premiums to spike for millions more people.
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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 5 Jul. 2026.
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