variants
or torc
as in beads
a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons
a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Archaeologists also found an iron torque, iron, copper alloy and lignite bracelets, an iron ring and vases with both adult and child burials.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
That straight six pushes 521 lb ft (706 Nm) of torque.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
That’s a whole lot of torque fill-in at launch and into the lower and middle rev range.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Archaeologists also found an iron torque, iron, copper alloy and lignite bracelets, an iron ring and vases with both adult and child burials.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
That straight six pushes 521 lb ft (706 Nm) of torque.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
That’s a whole lot of torque fill-in at launch and into the lower and middle rev range.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torque
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Hayek wore the unconventional two-piece to the amfAR Gala at Cannes, and accessorized with a silver clutch and extravagant jewelry, opting for a matching set of sapphire and diamond earrings, necklace and bracelet.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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Perhaps the best performer of the sale was a necklace retailer by Bulgari composed of two strands of natural pearls with the clasp set with in which 21 are natural saltwater pearls with one is a natural freshwater pearl.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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There are just two cables, each ending with a connector for handles, straps, rope handle and the barbell.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The wrestler, whose real name was Terry Brunk, performed his final event in Las Vegas during WrestleMania weekend and defeated Gamechanger Wrestling’s (GCW) Joey Janela in a no ropes barbed wire match.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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“Torque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torque. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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