Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddled
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Cushing said with the short turnaround and an even bigger game to think about next Saturday, the squad should be rotated to some extent against Gotham.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026 -
The works will be rotated throughout the galleries, allowing visitors to view them through a different lens.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
19 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 the silence, a little girl twirled on the tile floor by the stage.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in all white, the trio of musicians performed from the center of the stage while dancers twirled golden flags in time to the song.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2026
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Adelman pivoted to a smaller lineup in the second half, using Spencer Jones at the five.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Fleming and his partners, real estate investor Michael Simkins and chef Marcus Samuelsson, pivoted and temporarily made Red Rooster a community kitchen serving up free meals.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 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
Verb
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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 senior forward landed awkwardly after a layup and rolled his ankle.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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One of my earliest memories is standing with my father on the Michigan Avenue bridge during a summer festival, watching the lights reflect off Tribune Tower and the Wrigley Building as the river rolled beneath us.—
Jennifer N. Pritzker,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Twiddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddled. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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