twiddled

past tense of twiddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddled
Verb
  • Benson and Moore have not only rotated at right tackle in camp but have each trialed other positions.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On top of Putin’s likely request for more troops, some 25,000 North Koreans have so far been deployed or rotated through Russia’s military, Skibitskiy added.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Audi pair almost had a similar problem when Gabriel Bortoleto spun on a greasy but drying track that also caught out and wrecked Verstappen on the opening lap.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • His approach, and the propaganda machine that has spun it as a law-and-order success story, has turned Bukele into an international figure, and cast leaders like Petro and Cepeda, who helped design Petro’s strategy, as soft on crime.
    Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Yet fighting for the spotlight could be the least of their problems, as questions swirled over how the Sussexes would actually pull off life in Britain.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The inaugural effort was vanilla ice cream swirled with pistachio cream and bits of Meyer lemon shortbread, but the current iteration infuses hochija tea into the ice cream base with a crunchy black sesame swirl.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Sitting in front of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today, Anthony Fauci twirled his pen.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Ehrenberg built the first phase of his career in Wall Street derivatives, then pivoted to venture investing.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • So the gangs pivoted to theft, focused on the rail hubs located in urban bottlenecks including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, according to Bloomberg.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Black took eight carries in Thursday’s victory over the Chargers and turned them into 33 yards.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Near the left corner of the 6-yard box, Pereyra turned and flicked a shot inside the back post.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Prices of the precious commodity have swung dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The club opted against a lengthy pre-season trip to North America, Oceania, or East Asia, preferring a smaller-scale tour in which the squad swung back to the Carrington training ground after playing across a host of European cities.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Of those, only five rolled off the line equipped with a six-speed manual.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Crean Lutheran 1-0 (59) The Saints rolled to a 31-6 win over Loyola.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Twiddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddled. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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