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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
All In: Comedy About Love, the hit Simon Rich play in which a rotating cast of stars read-performed the author’s comic stories, recouped its Broadway capitalization before playing its final performance on Sunday, February 16 at the Hudson Theatre, producers announced.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Players like Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt could rotate there, creating more opportunities for a younger player like Ben Rice or a backup like Trent Grisham, who is working his way back from a hamstring injury.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Opened in 2023 by the Cane River Pecan Company, The Pie Bar offers a rotating menu of classic and creative Southern treats.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
Founded by childhood friends and second-generation Chinese Americans Ashley Xie and Hedy Yu, the brand also has a rotating selection of limited-edition nut butters in flavors like Pineapple Cake Cashew Butter and Seaweed Sesame Cashew Butter.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Players like Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt could rotate there, creating more opportunities for a younger player like Ben Rice or a backup like Trent Grisham, who is working his way back from a hamstring injury.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Opened in 2023 by the Cane River Pecan Company, The Pie Bar offers a rotating menu of classic and creative Southern treats.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
Founded by childhood friends and second-generation Chinese Americans Ashley Xie and Hedy Yu, the brand also has a rotating selection of limited-edition nut butters in flavors like Pineapple Cake Cashew Butter and Seaweed Sesame Cashew Butter.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
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In the ever-changing realm of college athletics, a newish position turns 3 years old this June.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2025
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But such a triumph seemed improbable after U.S.’ top-order was bamboozled by sharp spin on a turning surface.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The restaurant on the 47th floor of the Marriott Marquis in Times Square — the city’s only revolving restaurant and bar — is reopening under the management of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group.—
Tanya Sichynsky,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Essay The Agony and the Ecstasy of the West Edmonton Mall Max Fawcett On learning to love the abominable mix of Soviet brutalism and unrelenting American capitalism around which Edmonton revolves.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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This was his second consecutive above-average campaign – Scott twirled a 2.31 ERA through 78 innings for Miami in 2023.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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The effect should be laissez-faire, easy-breezy—but getting to that look isn’t as simple as twirling some fabric around your neck and heading out the door.—
Erika Veurink,
Vogue,
30 Nov. 2024
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Recording stops and starts without a hitch; the joystick movements instantly spin the motors; the rear trigger reorients the phone; and the zoom dial zooms the camera view when rotated.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Feb. 2025
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Once water is spinning on its own, add eggs, one at a time.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Will the Vikings swing for the fences on a young and proven guard like Trey Smith?—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Seton Hall got a fortunate bounce on a missed dunk attempt and swung the ball into the corner for the game-tying 3 from Dylan Addae-Wusu.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2025
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In a new book, Pankaj Mishra twists Holocaust remembrance into a source of all the world’s evil.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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This full-body exercise can support movements relating to twisting or rotating the torso, which can translate to sports like tennis or many daily life tasks.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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The mop did not swivel but was easy to get up against bookcases and under furniture.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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The Fujinon glass is mounted to a projection arm that can rotate from flat in the body to stand 90 degrees proud, and then its head can swivel around by 360 degrees.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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Rumors have swirled for years that the Broccolis have clashed with Amazon over the direction of Bond.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Questions have been swirling on campuses in recent days: Will colleges have to cancel special graduation ceremonies for marginalized groups?—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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