swiveled

variants or swivelled
past tense of swivel
as in spun
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside swiveled around in his office chair

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Recent Examples of swiveled Jean swivelled on the banquette, facing Wole. David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 The mantis arches above the grass, head swiveled impossibly. Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 The Deluxe Rooms have a balcony giving views over the lake, as well as walk-wardrobes, touch-pads for curtains and lights and hi-tech TVs that can be swivelled around to watch from bed or from the sofa area. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Judge Wiley swivelled in his leather chair toward the sixteen jurors seated in his jury box. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 Even Snoop, who hadn’t swiveled his seat, was hyped and looking forward to stealing the standout. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiveled
Verb
  • The junior quarterback was spun into the ground on the play and left the field with a trainer eyeing his right shoulder.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The party featured a surprise performance from Grammy-winning singer songwriter, Daniel Caesar, while DJ Sam French spun throughout the night.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.
    Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Over the last two years, his role and those expectations have swung the other way.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Following their breakup, reports swirled that Renner was receiving upwards of $200,000 per month in child support — an astronomical figure that fueled debates across social media and sports media circles alike.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But by 2023, uncertainty swirled about Blackpink’s future.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a Joey Estes fastball came near his head, Robles whirled around and chucked his bat at the pitcher.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Between events, Diamandis whirled around, making and cementing connections.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton twirled another gem on Tuesday night – this time, at the expense of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Two go-go dancers twirled on a bar behind them.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tiago Rodrigues netted a hat trick, while Austin Raposo and Gavin DaSilva buried two goals each and goalie Elijah McGonigle earned his fifth clean sheet as Westport (7-0-0) rolled to an 11-0 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Avon.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The van rolled through the intersection before coming to a stop.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • The star wide receiver made a 10-yard catch for a third-down conversion right along the right sideline and twisted his left leg beneath Malachi Moore as the New York safety made the tackle out of bounds.
    David Wilson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • So, in an instant, Zeek twisted and pushed the barrel aside, but the robber grabbed his shoulder, firing a shot that cracked through the quiet.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Swiveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiveled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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