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rotation

noun

rō-ˈtā-shən

Definition of rotation

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 General manager Chris Getz believes this Sox team can do some damage in the postseason, even with holes in the rotation and behind the plate. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 And at this point, Miami only has two starting pitchers in its rotation the team trusts to pitch deep into games in Alcantara and his protégé Eury Perez. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 After some initial anger, Royals fans seem to have embraced the new rotation of television analysts this season. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 The Yanks also just lost fellow southpaw starter Ryan Weathers to a flexor strain, so their rotation depth is a bit thin at the moment. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rotation

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Noun

Cushionaire’s Missy Mary Jane Flats are a spin on a classic Mary Jane heel, a popular 1920s flapper-style dancing shoe.

— Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
That contrast creates spin in the atmosphere, which developing storms can draw on to organize and strengthen.

— Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of spin

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Over the years, culprits have ranged from El Niño and climate change to the World Trade Organization, rock ‘n’ roll music and the fluoridation of water.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Getty My dad was a rock ‘n’ roll traveler then, in the way some are food travelers today.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of roll

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The Torcal’s response on-center is deliberately somewhat muted, progressing as the driver turns the wheel, helping maintain the illusion that the Torcal’s mere inertia is sufficient to carry it through irregularities in the path ahead.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
But according to records reviewed during a deposition of the park’s director of maintenance, state officials were allegedly unaware that maintenance workers had replaced a wheel on one of the train cars prior to their inspection.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
The actress, who was styled by Karla Welch, adorned the look with a gold twirl necklace that was also part of the collection and featured on the runway paired with the same dress.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026

Definition of twirl

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Their source was the collective enthusiasm of a population that had gone into revolution—a revolution forming committees of social self-reliance in every field.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
In rural eastern Nebraska, a technology revolution could rise from fields of corn and soybean in the form of new data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolution

Noun

Keystone then packages the footage into a highlight reel for prospective college suitors.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Ten straight hours of baking are edited into 90-second reels of prep work on Roll & Dough’s social pages, which Pierre, who is soft-spoken yet brutally honest, overlays with confessional voiceovers.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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