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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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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
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Flowers range from rich blue, purple, and burgundy to pink or white and are a favorite spring cut flower.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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That album cut, originally featured on OK Computer, became a hit seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year after spearing like wildfire on TikTok.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Then, at Saturday Night's Main Event in July, he was accidentally speared by Goldberg during his retirement match against GUNTHER, which resulted in a storyline rib injury for the official.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Sirens echoed in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with the nighttime skies over the latter lighted with bursts of yellow as missiles from Israel’s Arrow defense system lanced up to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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If unresolved in two more weeks, lancing the lesion, doing a punch biopsy, or removing it might end up needing to be done.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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The collapse featured 11 penalties, the most notable of which coming on USF’s final drive when defensive tackle Brendan Bett spit on a USF player.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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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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His illness has limited him to light catch play over the past few days, and the shift in plans meant some slight alterations to his routine, which Ireton ran through with club security.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The grain refers to the direction of the muscle fibers running through your steak.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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And only then does Fox get around to spiking the football.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Chronic absenteeism spiked to 31% in the 2021-2022 school year, federal data shows.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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In a city of 20 million people, where most sidewalks are dilapidated, getting stuck in slow-moving traffic can sound as loud as a rock concert.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Caribbean Club This dive bar in Key Largo is stuck in the 1960s in the best way possible.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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