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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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Recent Examples of wheel
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
The vacuum also has two wheels underneath it, which helps move it around since the vacuum tube is bigger than the blower tube.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Joining ranks with over 22,000 runners, the Oscar nominee kicked off the event and met up with Fogarty in the last 2.5 miles of the race, wheeling her to the ending ribbon.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The front fascia is more aggressive, the inlets much bigger, and the wheel arches more prominent and sharp.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
The vacuum also has two wheels underneath it, which helps move it around since the vacuum tube is bigger than the blower tube.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
On October 29, 2021, TJ was wheeled to the OR for the five-hour procedure.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Joining ranks with over 22,000 runners, the Oscar nominee kicked off the event and met up with Fogarty in the last 2.5 miles of the race, wheeling her to the ending ribbon.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheel
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Williams had just 12 catches for 166 yards across his nine games, and then fell even more out of the rotation with the addition of star wideout Davante Adams.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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At some point, Musselman would prefer to cut his rotation down to a much smaller number.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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One button toggles which of the two lights are on, and the other button cycles brightness levels and red.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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College students from Zhengzhou cycle to Kaifeng, China, on Saturday night.Peter Guo, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The car has 168,000 miles on it, and everything mechanical is original.David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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There was some disagreement over how forcefully the victim contacted Morrow’s car during the incident.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Swing states nearby:Ohio neighbors Michigan, Pennsylvania could swing election.Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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Performers swing from lampposts suspended from above as pin-sharp projections turn the stage into city streets followed by a marble floor, a grassy landscape with autumn leaves blowing in the wind and an ocean which ripples.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In one of the more impressive moments from the set, DJ Jahi Sundance spun vocal samples from Erykah Badu and Thundercat as the band expertly weaved around them.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then, to understand how well the mud flowed, the researchers placed some on a machine called a rheometer that spun the sample and measured its viscosity.Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Morris Brown, the family practice physician who owns the clinic, rotated through Black patients nearly every 20 minutes.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Altair rotates at a blistering pace of once every seven hours, represented by a spinning motif.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Created in collaboration with engineering giant Arup, its curving form has been constructed from two layers of slanted concrete shells that help echo the sound of the waves.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Clustered modular residences, large circular windows and curving rooflines rise above a dry riverbed.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Bengals turn the ball over on downs Rohan Nadkarni The Bengals went 49 yards in 11 plays, but the Ravens stopped them on 4th-and-3.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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