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as in to revolve
to move in circles around an axis or center
with mirrors on three sides, she rotated all around to see how the dress looked on her
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Recent Examples of rotate
However, the mouse adds appreciated precision for fine actions like rotating dominoes.
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PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
Interior affairs ministers from various European Union member states have been meeting in Copenhagen - the capital of Denmark which currently holds the rotating EU presidency - to discuss ways to increase deportations of foreign nationals.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In addition to the usual fitness center, there are yoga and meditation rooms, and complimentary stretching, yoga, and meditation classes are held on a rotating schedule throughout the week.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
That’s proven to be a fruitful investment for the Yankees, who have primarily rotated Bellinger in the three outfield spots but use him intermittently at first base, too.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
Interior affairs ministers from various European Union member states have been meeting in Copenhagen - the capital of Denmark which currently holds the rotating EU presidency - to discuss ways to increase deportations of foreign nationals.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In addition to the usual fitness center, there are yoga and meditation rooms, and complimentary stretching, yoga, and meditation classes are held on a rotating schedule throughout the week.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
That’s proven to be a fruitful investment for the Yankees, who have primarily rotated Bellinger in the three outfield spots but use him intermittently at first base, too.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
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Then, as the century turned, the boys were pushed aside by rough young men.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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Brock just turned 7 and was going for his first camp experience.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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While there are attempts to filter likely spam and scam messages, and Google’s new one click spam button helps, attackers know how to revolve numbers and can even use AI to vary content to bypass defenses.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Joining Lake are a revolving panel of judges including Ross Matthews, fitness instructor Cody Rigsby, and actresses Dulcé Sloan and Dascha Polanco.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
2 July 2025
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Pasteur’s work on molecules rested on a previous discovery by Augustin-Jean Fresnel, who in 1822 realized that different quartz prisms could send light’s electric field twirling in one of two directions—clockwise or counterclockwise.—
Zack Savitsky,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
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The rerecorded third album twirled into our lives like a lavender dream during the Eras Tour in 2023.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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When a ball spins quickly through the air, the placement of its rough elements matters less; the ball moves as if these features are evenly distributed.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
25 July 2025
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On July 22 and August 5, the Earth will spin a little more than a millisecond faster than usual.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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Never did Nick Kurtz consider this, not as a young boy learning to swing left-handed in Lancaster, Pa., or during the charmed collegiate career that catapulted him into baseball’s consciousness.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently suggested the Houston Astros could swing a blockbuster trade deadline deal for Miami Marlins hurler Edward Cabrera in the coming days.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Amos twisted Ross's thick hair into a soft yet structured abstract shape, wrapping it in what may very well be fishnet stockings in vivid teal hue.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
16 July 2025
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Her bright pink lips were twisted into the shape of a scream.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
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Padded fighting chairs, swiveled to point the rod in the direction of the surging fish, also help a lot.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
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Cinematographer Claudio Miranda has cameras up in the actors’ faces, as well as ones showing their points of view, and ones that swivel from the dash to the driver’s seat.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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In Tennessee, jam cake batter is swirled with blackberry jam.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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After reports came out that the Lakers wanted to move on from James following his decision to opt in to the final year of his contract, trade rumors immediately started swirling.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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