as in rotates
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 swivels
Alison swivels her head towards Kyle.
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Easy to stash in a purse or beach bag, the stick swivels up so no sharpening is required—nor is a brush.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Easy to stash in a purse or beach bag, the stick swivels up so no sharpening is required—nor is a brush.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swivels
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Galante rotates groups through different rooms and keeps certain cats separate, balancing safety with giving each of them space to roam.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most American medical schools ensure that every student rotates through pediatrics; far fewer require a dedicated geriatrics rotation.—
Ken Dychtwald,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Elmer Rodríguez twirls a against his former team while representing Puerto Rico.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Shauna Martel, a teaching assistant at the Osher Map Library twirls a massive globe around and points to Australia.—
Jackie Northam,
NPR,
7 Dec. 2025
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The fiber is made using a process that turns sugarcane into the core ingredients for stretch yarn, the world’s largest spandex manufacturer said.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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With costs dropping 80% over the last decade, storage is the missing link that turns intermittent weather into a steady, reliable heartbeat for the grid.—
Jennifer Granholm,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The pendulum always swings in Minnesota.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The public discussion still swings between utopian promise and apocalyptic dread.—
Barry R. Davis,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Slip into the vinyl listening lounge as a local DJ spins records, the room vibrating like a low-key house party.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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In that derelict playground, Lucy reminisces about her hippie youth, then spins in joyful abandon on a rusty carrousel.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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It is made of hard plastic and twists together, but other than that, this accessory serves the same purpose as Apple’s key ring.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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And you’re also reminded that such things are still tainted, even if the movie twists itself into knots to circumvent such thinking, and the level of innocence required to listen to those hits is long gone.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mazin’s script is shakiest when the action pivots to the village.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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But as the world pivots toward more sustainable sources of energy, a new geopolitical order will emerge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Swivels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swivels. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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