Thesaurus results for SWIVELS

swivels

verb

present tense third-person singular of swivel

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 The reel mounts to the wall with a two-point bracket (included) and smoothly swivels 180 degrees. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026 Alison swivels her head towards Kyle. — 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

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Glenn rotates pass rushers, and nine different Jets have a sack, as New York is tied for fifth with 17 sacks as a team.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
The company’s latest hardware, called Helios, rotates the ions around a ring, selectively shifting the appropriate ones into one of two arms where measurements and operations of the ions’ quantum states can be performed using lasers.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotates

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Inside, Benjamin Davalos twirls his measuring jigger and, with a turn of his wrist, releases a swallow’s worth of straight rye.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
With smoke streaming from his mouth and nose, McTominay twirls the delighted older man around.

— Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

Definition of twirls

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In a flowing, ice-blond wig, Ashford’s character spins an escalating series of imperial atrocities.

— Mariah Kreutter, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The Roadster 2 reaches over 26 feet in the air through its cold-gas thrusters, spins once in mid-air, then uses the same tech to land safely.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of spins

Verb

The premise is fantasy, but because that chaos is there, people become entangled with one another, the story twists and winds, and the work as a whole becomes realistic.

— Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
For example, Bosch models usually have a round filter that twists and lifts out, while some GE dishwashers feature a filter that slides straight out from its compartment.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of twists

Verb

Most employees work on the technology in one form or another as Nadella pivots the software giant to win the enterprise and cloud computing parts of the AI revolution.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
If the commission pivots to grant the Club for Growth's petition, political groups of all stripes could amp up their use of AI to prerecord messages that play when voters pick up the phone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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