Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddled
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With the holiday rotated among her siblings' homes, each year brought new hunting grounds and places for the colorful plastic eggs to be hidden.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
28 Mar. 2026 -
First-year Current head coach Chris Armas rotated his side heavily in KC’s previous loss, a 3-0 setback against Seattle.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The state and the economic alliance forged ahead, the development letter of intent transferring to Sandisk after Western Digital spun it into a separate public company.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The American band’s 1996 debut spun indie pop gold from heartache and secondhand Hammond organ.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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But even Doncic, on a night when drama swirled around his postgame allegations, couldn’t help but smile when thinking about how Saturday ended.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The downtown bakery’s standby consists of country buttermilk dough swirled with kinako (roasted soybean powder) and sesame seeds.—
Mario Cortez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Mar. 2026
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During rehearsals, members of the cast, which also includes Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, and Rachel Dratch, had held a séance in the mezzanine, trying to contact some of those who had twirled under the room’s giant disco ball in times past—Prince, the drag queen Divine.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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During the silence, a little girl twirled on the tile floor by the stage.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, meanwhile, has pivoted to prioritizing anti-DEI investigations under the premise that men, especially white men, have been discriminated against by practices aimed at advancing women and minorities in the workplace.—
Alexandra Olson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, meanwhile, has pivoted to prioritizing anti-DEI investigations under the premise that men, especially white men, have been discriminated against by practices aimed at advancing women and minorities in the workplace.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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O'ahu resident Melanie Lee saw what's left of her house for the first time on Monday after the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in two decades turned parts of the islands' emerald communities into mud.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Widow turned aspiring government contractor Elizabeth Griscom Ross was indeed real.—
Marla Miller,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then the pendulum swung and strength training came into vogue in the ’90s and 2000s as more research emerged suggesting that lifting could help improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis, Petrzela says.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
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The ball instead rolled into center field, which allowed Cronenworth to run home.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Lendeborg scored 27 points, Cadeau had 10 assists and the deep, unselfish Wolverines rolled into the Final Four, overwhelming Tennessee for a 95-62 victory in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.—
Jay Cohen,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Twiddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddled. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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