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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddled
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In the one practice open to reporters, Watson was usually first in line as the quarterbacks rotated through drills, but Monken said the practice script called for Sanders to take more total reps.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
1 May 2026 -
Her three towering masts, which stand at approximately 328 feet and support over 16,000 square feet of rigid sails, can be rotated a full 360 degrees to maximize the wind, thereby reducing fuel consumption, lowering operating costs, and increasing efficiency.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lionsgate has spun it into a franchise, including a Vegas escape room experience.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Expecting dull days and strict rules, the boy instead stumbles into a world of delightful chaos and imagination – where outrageous stories are spun, and a world of wonder, memory and mischief unfolds.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Rumors of cheating swirled around the royal couple since shortly after their wedding in 1947.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 May 2026
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Penguins darted beneath us, marine iguanas grazed on algae, and sea lions twirled playfully in the water.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Keith twirled the edges in his fingers and flipped the long part back and forth over his shoulder.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Emily tried to nudge her daughter closer, but Henley pivoted and ducked behind her legs.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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After playing basketball in college and in the G-League Ignite, O’Neal pivoted to focus on business endeavors.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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What could’ve turned into a game of foul trouble and interruptions instead turned into a game Brunson controlled anyway.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Doja Cat turned herself into a work of art in head-to-toe Saint Laurent to attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2026 Met Gala in New York City on Monday.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Chevron's refiners swung to a loss of $817 million compared with a profit of $325 million in last year's quarter, due to the lower margins, the timing effects on financial hedges and higher transportation costs.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Raschi threw, Miñoso swung and the ball took off to straightaway center, disappearing over the old bullpen fence, 415 feet away.—
Marianne Mather,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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My real allegiance, if burritos can inspire allegiance, is to the northern-Mexican style, made with a modest amount of filling and rolled into a consequentially narrower cylinder.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Betts has competed in the PBA, and has rolled the perfect 300 game.—
Mac Engel
May 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Twiddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddled. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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