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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
Bake 2 baking sheets on separate racks in preheated oven until edges of cookies are just set, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through baking time.
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Blame it on her farm life, and the actress' penchant for rescuing animals — including her 10 indoor dogs, 25 outdoor dogs, and a rotating cast of baby goats.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
And there are a wealth of productions for Cooperman to pull from, as the award-winning, nationally recognized CRT is a rotating company, which performs up to five different shows in a single weekend.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra Acts Like A Camera In all this, your index finger can reach four physical controls: two buttons, a jog dial, and a rotating dial.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Blame it on her farm life, and the actress' penchant for rescuing animals — including her 10 indoor dogs, 25 outdoor dogs, and a rotating cast of baby goats.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
And there are a wealth of productions for Cooperman to pull from, as the award-winning, nationally recognized CRT is a rotating company, which performs up to five different shows in a single weekend.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra Acts Like A Camera In all this, your index finger can reach four physical controls: two buttons, a jog dial, and a rotating dial.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
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Her writing turned into role-playing in forums, and Twilight fandom gave way to a love of video games like Mass Effect.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
18 Mar. 2025
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Having started her career as a soprano, Hannigan turned her hand to conducting at age 40 at the Châtelet in Paris.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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Nowadays, our conversations revolve more around sports and TV shows than our past jobs or adventures.—
Katharine Esty, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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As the world marks yet another International Women’s Day on Saturday, the conversation revolves once more around progress made and hurdles yet to be overcome.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The hitmaker clocked the most hours of anyone, twirling and twerking (with a champagne glass in hand) to every song on the DJ’s set list from ABBA and Gloria Estefan to Kendrick Lamar.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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Batherson twirled his stick before tucking it back like a sword remaining in its sheath.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Lausanne, where pulsing house beats and spinning vinyl records defined an era.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Reductive as the outcome may be, the writer-director remains undeniably daring, spinning comedy from an inferiority complex and coming out on top.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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Wilmore swung open the space station’s hatch and then rang the ship’s bell as the new arrivals floated in one by one and were greeted with hugs and handshakes.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Because every television, film, theater, celebrity talent became available to these people, the complete consciousness of this group twisted on their head.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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There is also an excellent, if not a little demented, twist at the end.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Easy to stash in a purse or beach bag, the stick swivels up so no sharpening is required—nor is a brush.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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In addition to a swiveling driver and passenger seat, the two-seat rear bench swivels to face forward or face the passenger side.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2025
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With rumors swirling about meetings and plans for specific teams, here is a prediction for where the top remaining quarterback options this offseason will play.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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No one doubts the charismatic star is headed back to WWE, as rumors have swirled about his return over the past six months.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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