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as in rotating
to move in circles around an axis or center
spinning on its axis, the Earth makes one complete rotation every 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds
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as in twirling
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
spun the child around until he was hopelessly dizzy
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Recent Examples of spinning
By comparison, Seoul Station tells us more about how the zombie virus began while also spinning a tight, impactful story centered on three compelling characters.
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The trailer tees up his infatuation rom-com style before spinning into explosive action.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The accelerated timeframe is meant to appeal to candidates in multiple ways, while also preparing a generation of fashion leaders for the ever-spinning global fashion industry.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Externally rotate your right hip by spinning clockwise on your knee, moving your right foot to the left side of your body behind you.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Luckily for Americans whose heads are still spinning from COVID vaccine upheaval, flu shot recommendations are largely unchanged.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors said Parias used a Toyota Camry to strike law enforcement vehicles in front of and behind him, spinning his tires and fishtailing in an attempt to escape, prompting concerns for officer safety.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Disk’O features a spinning circular platform on a halfpipe track.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Vertigo takes passengers several feet high in the air, spinning riders on swings at the top.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The trailer tees up his infatuation rom-com style before spinning into explosive action.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The accelerated timeframe is meant to appeal to candidates in multiple ways, while also preparing a generation of fashion leaders for the ever-spinning global fashion industry.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Externally rotate your right hip by spinning clockwise on your knee, moving your right foot to the left side of your body behind you.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Luckily for Americans whose heads are still spinning from COVID vaccine upheaval, flu shot recommendations are largely unchanged.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors said Parias used a Toyota Camry to strike law enforcement vehicles in front of and behind him, spinning his tires and fishtailing in an attempt to escape, prompting concerns for officer safety.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Disk’O features a spinning circular platform on a halfpipe track.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Vertigo takes passengers several feet high in the air, spinning riders on swings at the top.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinning
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The menu will include around five core cocktails from Rzepka's original recipes, as well as five rotating cocktails that will swap out with the seasons.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The only hitch was the two-handed pinch-and-hold gesture for rotating some objects.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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Drinking beers with everyone in this restaurant at this hotel, and going to a quarry and swimming with Brad and (executive producer) Mark Roybal.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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In June, a child drowned while swimming with his family at Hamilton Creek Park.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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Other photos showed just the mom and her daughter twirling together alone.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Up-and-comer status gifted el Khaleel’s group, Mantronix, with the glory of a four-hundred-dollar gig at the rec center, home to youth basketball games, baton-twirling competitions, after-school child care, and — on occasion — community concerts.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to Bankrate, nearly half of American households have credit card debt and pay more than 20% in interest, on average, on their revolving balances — making credit cards one of the most expensive ways to borrow money.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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The county, where per-capita personal income levels are nearly 40% higher than the national median, is also seen as a pioneer for its financing model, which created a revolving loan fund to replace private sources of equity and keep the units owned by the public.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps more than any other individual in the whirling sphere of fashion, Margareta van den Bosch catapulted high-low dressing.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here, the tarantella is by turns gleeful and demonic — a frantic dance of the doomed, whirling through a mist of contemporary clangor.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But Drew Mestekmaker and North Texas’ high-flying offense wouldn’t be denied, turning a three-point deficit midway through the third quarter into a 34-point road victory, keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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The research team pointed out that mapping the material’s performance onto an Ashby chart highlights twisting metamaterials as a promising class of mechanically adaptive, crashworthy materials for advanced protection systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, and defense applications.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dueling water coaster The water coaster teased for Magic Mountain’s Hurricane Harbor water park would feature a side-by-side inner tube race through twisting drops and high-speed turns.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some have likened the controversy surrounding Savin's display of old-time mobsters to the debate swirling around old statues of Confederate generals.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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There's plenty of headlines swirling before Game 1 begins Friday at Rogers Centre.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Spinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinning. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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