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as in revolves
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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As the carousel rotates, these blocks align with a 120-degree section of the dial, with the current hour always facing the observer.
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Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The proverbial cherry on top is real fruit, which rotates seasonally.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
This Chicco model rotates a full 360-degrees and only requires one hand to do so.
—Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The inner part of the machine rotates like a screw, combining the molecules, converting the structure of the plant material from spherical shapes to fibers.
—Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
Their work also suggests the rock rotates completely about once an hour, which aligns with how a large celestial body should behave after being knocked off the moon or another object by a violent collision.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Another person who rotates through 10 pairs in various colors said to buy them ASAP.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The Great Red Spot, or GRS, is an anticyclone, or a large circulation of winds in Jupiter’s atmosphere that rotates around a central area of high pressure along the planet’s southern midlatitude cloud belt.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
The set rotates so that the staircase to Veronica’s room now faces the audience as Joan makes her slow, uncertain ascent.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The proverbial cherry on top is real fruit, which rotates seasonally.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
This Chicco model rotates a full 360-degrees and only requires one hand to do so.
—Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
The inner part of the machine rotates like a screw, combining the molecules, converting the structure of the plant material from spherical shapes to fibers.
—Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
Their work also suggests the rock rotates completely about once an hour, which aligns with how a large celestial body should behave after being knocked off the moon or another object by a violent collision.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Another person who rotates through 10 pairs in various colors said to buy them ASAP.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The Great Red Spot, or GRS, is an anticyclone, or a large circulation of winds in Jupiter’s atmosphere that rotates around a central area of high pressure along the planet’s southern midlatitude cloud belt.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
The set rotates so that the staircase to Veronica’s room now faces the audience as Joan makes her slow, uncertain ascent.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Rotates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotates. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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