Thesaurus results for ROTATION

rotation

noun

rō-ˈtā-shən

as in spin

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the Earth completes a single rotation around its axis in approximately 24 hours

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Recent Examples of rotation Litchfield is currently a rotation site for a resident from the St. Cloud program, Dr. Edwin Bangi, who is in his third and final year of residency. —

Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The Spurs figure to get better with Fox in the lineup while not giving up any of their core rotation players in the trade. —

Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025 The Red Sox spent much of the offseason working to build the rotation, but Arenado would be the final piece to the offensive puzzle. —

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 After opening Tuesday’s contest with the starting lineup of Herro, Duncan Robinson, Haywood Highsmith, Adebayo and Ware for the fifth straight game, the Heat used a bench rotation of Terry Rozier, Jaquez, Nikola Jovic and Burks against the Bulls. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rotation

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The network show — a relative rarity in the awards landscape — sees Bates putting a new spin on the old legal procedural made famous by Andy Griffith.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Escola also wrote the show, which puts a comic spin on history (Abraham Lincoln is a closeted gay man with a roving eye in this production, while Mary Todd, frustrated at being his beard and life in the White House, hits the sauce).

— Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025