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as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
she's a major wheel in that state's Democratic Party
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as in cycle
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
the wheel of time turns: the children are now the parents, and their children have taken their place at the school desks
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as in car
wheels plural, slang
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
now that I've got wheels, I can go to the outlet mall
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as in to swing
to change the course or direction of (something)
wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off
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as in to spin
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced
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as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city
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This table-top popcorn machine looks just like a classic movie theater popcorn cart, complete with red and white striping and decorative wheels.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
The man was wearing a motorcycle helmet, and was later seen wheeling a suitcase out of the building.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Rounding the exterior out is a striking set of 24-inch carbon-fiber wheels, that can be topped with optional air disks.
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This table-top popcorn machine looks just like a classic movie theater popcorn cart, complete with red and white striping and decorative wheels.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Also, to shoot ships in the arena, all of the ships were wheeled onto the dry arena floor.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
The man was wearing a motorcycle helmet, and was later seen wheeling a suitcase out of the building.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 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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Remember, Steele first broke into the majors as a left-handed reliever and began to earn his spot in the rotation after the Cubs’ sell-off at the 2021 trade deadline.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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That Hebrew calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar cycles.James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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This can create a vicious cycle of one cold sore healing while another forms.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
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The damage will be felt for years to come both within China and in countries that relied on strong Chinese demand to export their cars, commodities, and services.Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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As the two men step outside and walk towards a car, the bomb detonates and the screen flashes white.Darya Tarasova, CNN, 17 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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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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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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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 curving observation tower functions as a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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But like many large purveyors of physical media, its fortunes turned with the rise of the internet, digital downloads, and online shopping.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kim Kardashian Admits This Crazy-Sounding Rumor About Her Is Actually True By Jane LaCroix Contributing Entertainment Writer 1 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Kim Kardashian has found a way to turn an unfortunate injury into a fashionable statement.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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