pivoting

present participle of pivot
as in rotating
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction

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Recent Examples of pivoting Don't shy away from tweaking or pivoting your approach for better results. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Berube took that threesome for a brief spin before pivoting in other directions. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 The Minnesota Vikings are in need of a veteran quarterback, and after reportedly moving on from top veteran free agent QB Aaron Rodgers, the team is pivoting to another option. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 In bringing back Daly, the Bears are pivoting from Scales, who had been with the organization since 2015 and played in 120 games. Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 The series, which used to air on Fox and USA before pivoting to Netflix this year, takes four couples on rocky ground, splits them up, and puts them into a snake pit of singles whose only goal is to tempt. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025 The latest storm, a deep area of low pressure, will spread heavy snow across the Central Plains before pivoting through the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes into Thursday, forecaster Paul Ziegenfelder wrote Wednesday in a public discussion on the Weather Prediction Center website. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025 Still, Song remains open to pivoting depending on customer demand. Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025 Some question whether that is achievable, but pivoting this aspiration toward a $2 trillion regulatory cost-saving target might be well within reach. James Broughel, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Pivoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pivoting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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