Thesaurus results for ROTATE

rotate

verb

ˈrō-ˌtāt

Definition of rotate

as in to turn

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis rotate the mirror 180 degrees

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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 With the relaunch, Westfield has tried to address some of the issues with new management, new restaurants and a rotating roster of interesting pop-ups. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Matt DiStefano shares his screen and rotates a gray 3D model of a California neighborhood. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 The machine rotates just 24 times per minute, which allows the yarn to remain relaxed and creates a natural softness. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 This Turkish enforcement has also prevented Russia from reinforcing or rotating its Black Sea fleet during the war. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rotate

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Verb

He’s handcuffed to this stupid project, and swaths of people have instantly turned their back on him without knowing any of the facts.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
By July, the side project turned into a full-time job when MLB hired Weingardt as a principal product manager to explore changes to its flagship app.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of turn

Verb

Wellsley Farms Maple Pecan Danish A delightfully sweet breakfast treat or a post-dinner dessert, these maple pecan danishes are flaky pastries twirled with maple and pecans.

— Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2026
The woman also said Dominguez put his arms around her and picked her up to twirl her when no one else was around, the newspaper reported.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of twirl

Verb

Allison worries everyday fans are being conditioned to see the diamond – or the court or the field – as slot machines and the human athletes as spinning symbols that sometimes align as dollar signs.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
That level of control precluded a Vatican media operation from spinning tall tales as occurred during John Paul's reign.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of spin

Verb

Cameron Winter had one last knife to twist for the Dodger faithful in the audience at Hollywood Forever on Thursday night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
To mollify the weathering forces that can twist or pull their systems apart, engineers at Ciel & Terre, a French floating solar array manufacturer, reshaped its design.

— Sal Vaglica, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of twist

Verb

They are engineered to swivel seamlessly and create a cozy, face-to-face conversational layout when the vehicle is stationary.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Some do impromptu handstands against the wall, their feet tapping to the music; others migrate to adjacent gym equipment, pulsing on workout rings, swinging on knotted climbing ropes or swiveling their hips on a Bosu balance ball.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of swivel

Verb

Despite the fact that the brand was receiving better reviews and creating more buzz recently, speculation had been swirling for months that Leoni’s contract may not be renewed.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Questions continue to swirl, even as a second phase of the anti-fraud effort is underway.

— Julie Appleby, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026