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Recent Examples of twiddle
The kids on the school bus are all twiddling away at their handheld Mattel Electronic Football games and the Health-Ed teacher spends much of the period before lunch inveighing against the dangers of Quaaludes.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Instead, he’s been twiddling a pair of knitting needles.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
There is no sitting on the sidelines and no twiddling our thumbs or navel gazing.
—Abc News, ABC News, 5 June 2024
Yet, don’t sit back twiddling your thumbs hoping everything will fall into place!
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Instead, he’s been twiddling a pair of knitting needles.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
There is no sitting on the sidelines and no twiddling our thumbs or navel gazing.
—Abc News, ABC News, 5 June 2024
Yet, don’t sit back twiddling your thumbs hoping everything will fall into place!
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for twiddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddle
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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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Netflix spun it, saying that the technical issues were the result of so many people watching: 65 million households streaming concurrently and 120 million viewers tuning in, according to the company’s figures.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Billy Wilder, perhaps the greatest classic Hollywood screenwriter, spins a zippy yarn in this sneakily dark yet ultimately affirming story about a lowly employee at a Manhattan insurance company.James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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Then the gurney is accidentally wheeled into the kindergarten class.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Officer Rich Wong, with family and friends by his side, waved to a crowd of fellow police officers as he was wheeled out of Jamaica Hospital Wednesday afternoon and met with salutes and a thunder of claps.Shawn Inglima, New York Daily News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Guthrie also included a video of Mila and Vale dancing and twirling around at the party, as well as solo shots of both mother-daughter duos.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Burnes spent 2024 with the Baltimore Orioles and finished fifth in American League Cy Young Award voting after twirling a 2.92 ERA in 194 1/3 innings pitched.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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How a house became a character At the figurative center of the town is the Buendía household, ever expanding to accommodate the needs of its revolving members.Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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That said, focusing on paying down revolving debt is a good place to start.Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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But Beth's savage effort to avenge her father's death, in which Attorney General Jamie played a significant role, turns next-level.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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But the celebration turned gruesome this autumn when one of the male contestants killed a female contestant.Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Broncos at that point had swung and missed at every bullet point of the game plan.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Miragaia likely swung its tail to drive off predators, and perhaps cause rivals to back down, rather than trying to strike potential threats.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Montana threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns, and Roger Craig (who belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame IMHO) scored two touchdowns, as the 49ers rolled, 38-16, in Super Bowl 19.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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For more seasoned skiers, Round Valley’s 15 miles of rolling hills and scenic vistas offer peace and solitude.AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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