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twiddling

verb

present participle of twiddle

as in twirling

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Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
At one point, he could even be seen lifting her up and twirling her around the beach.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of twirling

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Other specialty offerings include Asian plums, Hawaiian longan and a rotating selection of seasonal tropical fruit.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
The pool is a small, rotating group of journalists that provides coverage of the president and represents the larger press corps.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

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Antetokounmpo also blocked a Noah Clowney dunk attempt a few minutes later, and then got the ball back for a spinning finger roll on the other end.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Use one of the big red buttons to listen to whatever is spinning live on NTS Channel 1 and Channel 2, or scroll through a rotary dial to listen to one of 16 music-only radio streams.

— Kevin Cortez, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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With these conspiracy theories swirling, some researchers are now seeing the models more as competitors than tools—and the use of them as a betrayal.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
And while there are questions swirling about Akayleb Evans and whether Evans will be replaced by Chau Smith-Wade, one player didn’t get the same scrutiny.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirling

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For each strip, pinch the ends, then gently stretch while twisting until 8 inches long.

— Hali Bey Ramdene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026
The three-time NBA MVP stood behind a gaggle of teammates squished up against the CU bench, quietly surveying the madness from the 15-yard line while twisting the cap of his bottled water.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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Kura Sushi, a tech-forward revolving sushi bar with more than 100 menu items, also debuted in Ballantyne this summer.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Relying purely on cash reserves is no longer viable when ownership utilizes revolving institutional liquidity.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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