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Recent Examples of twiddle
But having twiddled his thumbs since leaving Manchester United in 2023, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
Time is of the essence, though, so don’t just sit back on your couch twiddling your thumbs.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Adding women's football to a simulation as complex as Football Manager isn’t as simple as adding team and player names and twiddling with the graphics.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The kids on the school bus are all twiddling away at their handheld Mattel Electronic Football games and the Health-Ed teacher spends much of the period before lunch inveighing against the dangers of Quaaludes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
Time is of the essence, though, so don’t just sit back on your couch twiddling your thumbs.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Adding women's football to a simulation as complex as Football Manager isn’t as simple as adding team and player names and twiddling with the graphics.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The kids on the school bus are all twiddling away at their handheld Mattel Electronic Football games and the Health-Ed teacher spends much of the period before lunch inveighing against the dangers of Quaaludes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddle
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The dining room on the floor below has deep red carpets, gold chairs, burl wood walls in a herringbone pattern and reflective metallic paint on the ceiling that intensifies the rotating 360 degree views.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Visit The Danville Museum Of Fine Arts And History For a crash course in Danville history, plus access to a rotating lineup of fine art exhibits, the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History is a one-stop shop for all things Danville culture.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Here, guests will find Stardust Racers, a dual-track roller coaster, as well as Constellation Carousel, beautifully lit with animals that spin in different directions.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Dina is wheeling around on the dance floor, high and happy, when Ellie gets there.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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Almost every title here has its characters wheeling and dealing in some nightmarish struggle.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2025
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But the real show came later, when Ne-Yo was spotted on the dance floor twirling tongues with one of his girlfriends and grabbing her derriere.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Constellation Carousel will allow guests to whirl and twirl across the Milky Way.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Much of the value comes from learning how to avoid revolving credit card balances and leveraging better credit scores to secure preferential borrowing rates for key expenses, such as insurance, auto loans and home mortgages, according to Ranzetta.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Director Kenny Leon’s new production, however, seems caught between reverence for the original source material and a seemingly half-hearted attempt to renovate the setting around which the classic action revolves.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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But the moment of flexing soon turned into a public apology and her taking accountability for the effect of the song.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Coogler first turned heads with his 2013 debut Fruitvale Station, a shattering account of a fatal shooting that presaged the surge of the Black Lives Matter movement.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, (Last week: 1) The betting odds have swung massively into Gilgeous-Alexander’s favor with Jokić missing so many games recently with an ankle injury.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Still no timetable on anything, but he’s been able to swing the bat and feel like there’s been some steady improvement day after day.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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The most effective technique for me was accompanying my breath with visualization, such as picturing waves rolling onto shore.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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To add to the pain, the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is a major owner of MBS, is currently letting the MBS roll off of its own portfolio, as part of an effort to shrink its balance sheet.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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