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Recent Examples of pirouette
New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Metcalf’s pirouette at the end of a 29-yard catch from Geno Smith gave the Seahawks first-and-goal inside the 1-yard line.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Biles did not advance to the bars final, so the team competition and the all-around final are her only remaining chances to unveil that skill — a front circling element with a 1½ pirouette — at these Games.
—Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Professor Young, a neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta, used prairie voles in a series of experiments that revealed the chemical process for the pirouette of heart-fluttering emotions that poets have tried to put into words for centuries.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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Noun
So long, days of getting tripped up on your dog's leash and having to do clumsy pirouettes.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Metcalf’s pirouette at the end of a 29-yard catch from Geno Smith gave the Seahawks first-and-goal inside the 1-yard line.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Biles did not advance to the bars final, so the team competition and the all-around final are her only remaining chances to unveil that skill — a front circling element with a 1½ pirouette — at these Games.
—Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Professor Young, a neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta, used prairie voles in a series of experiments that revealed the chemical process for the pirouette of heart-fluttering emotions that poets have tried to put into words for centuries.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirouette
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The Baltimore Orioles, looking to boost their starting rotation, have invested in a free-agent pitcher from Japan.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Yet the rotation out of cyclicals and into tech hasn’t been uniform.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Ravens needed to take care of business, build a comfortable enough lead to allow coach John Harbaugh to rotate liberally in the second half, avoid significant injuries and get back to Baltimore as soon as possible to start preparations for Saturday’s showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes cards even rotate the spend categories quarterly.Erika Kullberg, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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The pandering works because Hilty’s an ace physical comedian, able to infuse the smallest wrist twirl with grandiosity, armed with a voice that goes from operatically Galinda to the brass blare of moving the line.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Take a twirl under the disco ball, sip a Negroni by the saltwater pool, or simply vibe out next to Ernie, the property’s vintage VW bug.Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2024
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Currently, 69% of existing BNPL users have revolving credit card debt that carries over month to month.Kori Hale, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The company maintains $3.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents, with $4.0 billion available in revolving credit facilities.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Nov. 2024
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But behind the rosy corporate spin, there were some red flags.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hag’s side were left in a spin from the moment Gakpo opened the scoring and it was underpinned by Lisandro Martinez being bamboozled by Salah in the build-up to Gakpo’s second and Liverpool’s third.Andy Jones, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Audemars Piguet often finds themselves ahead of the curve in embracing cultural trends, and the Royal Oak Offshore is a perfect example of that.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Once the garland is in place, tie large bows with cascading tails at each point between the curves.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2024
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Enumerating the third use case as establishing shots, B roll, and drone footage, Whittemore talks about how the product of these AI systems will likely replace companies buying footage from stock libraries.John Werner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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While the scale is initially small in Hartford, the hope is that those firms will expand their worker rolls and expertise in Hartford and elsewhere in the state.Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Pirouette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirouette. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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