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as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
she's a major wheel in that state's Democratic Party
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as in cycle
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
the wheel of time turns: the children are now the parents, and their children have taken their place at the school desks
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as in car
wheels plural, slang
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
now that I've got wheels, I can go to the outlet mall
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as in to swing
to change the course or direction of (something)
wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off
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as in to spin
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced
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as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city
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Recent Examples of wheel
Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 18 May 2025
The left-rear wheel suffered visible, severe damage immediately upon impact.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Haidar asks as she is wheeled out onto the balcony.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Aside from hair suspension, Noone also performs handstand archery with her feet, aerial stunts, acrobatics, contortion and Cyr wheel.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 18 May 2025
The left-rear wheel suffered visible, severe damage immediately upon impact.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
As her bed was wheeled through the corridors, around 250 people stood by in silence to pay their respects to the mom-of-three who would go on and save more lives.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Haidar asks as she is wheeled out onto the balcony.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheel
Noun
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EuroLeague sports directors — the analog to general managers in American sports — are frustrated to be losing rotation players to the college ranks.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The Dodgers starting rotation for the past two seasons is a MASH unit.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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From Queen Victoria’s train invention panic to today’s AI anxiety, the cycle is ancient: Tech changes, humans panic, the market evolves, new roles emerge.—
Anastasia Paruntseva,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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These lighter cycles make babies more prone to waking.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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After a rocky start in college and a life-altering car accident, Haubert refocused, eventually earning a business degree, an MBA, and finally, a law degree.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The new couple, who seemingly confirmed their relationship in recent days after appearing on each other's Instagram pages, leaned in for a kiss and a close embrace after leaving a car.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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In between the European trips, Biden had swung back to the United States to be at home in Wilmington, Delaware, for the verdict of his son Hunter Biden's guns case trial.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Happ’s oblique bothered him the most when attempting to swing.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Verb
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In a video posted by PBR, That Mexican OT spun away from a charging bull on two occasions, just barely escaping its horns.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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There are plenty of reasons to believe Milwaukee wouldn’t go for such an offer: Butler doesn’t exactly fit a rebuild timeline (and an unhappy Butler has made waves before), and spinning his sizable contract off to another team would likely prove difficult.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Tracks haven’t rotated in and out of the calendar since Hockenheim and the Nurburgring shared hosting duties for the German Grand Prix between 2008 and 2014.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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When baking in a skillet, rotate the pan a quarter turn every 10 minutes.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Jay Hook had a degree in engineering and was the rare pitcher who could explain how a curveball curves.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Her one-shoulder design was perfectly tailored to curve to her body for sleek yet stylish sophistication.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Trump faced charges related to keeping hundreds of classified documents and refusing to turn them over to the FBI while Biden was under investigation for retaining classified documents.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The nine-horse sprint turned into a four-horse battle by the final stretch and featured several lead changes.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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