spindle

verb

Definition of spindlenext
as in to pink

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindle
  1. pink
  2. spear
  3. lance
  4. spit
  5. pike
  6. run through
  7. spike
  8. stick
Verb
  • 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.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • With its ombré shade that transitions from white to pink, the final result is one that sticks.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Definition of pink
Verb
  • 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.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Jafaar al-Samra had just sold an octopus, minutes after spearing it while snorkeling.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
Definition of spear
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
  • And then there were watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests and old fashioned sack races.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of spit
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
Definition of pike
Verb
  • Yamamoto held the Diamondbacks (48-47) to one run through the first five innings.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Pawnee Creek, rich with Native American arrowheads, runs through the property and the central pond features a beach, zipline, floating trampoline, and fishing dock.
    — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of run through
Verb
  • The price of Brent crude oil spiked up from $72 per barrel yesterday to $78 this morning.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • On one side, consumers are squeezed by volatile and erratic surge pricing, which adjusts to reflect spiking demand or dropping supply.
    — Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of spike
Verb
  • Their families clung to the shade of the trees on either side, where one woman had two American flags stuck through her ponytail.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • That level of output convinced Vogt to stick him in the leadoff spot a little more than three weeks into his career and not look back.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of stick

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