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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
Night + Market in Venice is in heavy rotation, and a non-negotiable each time is Kris Yenbamroong’s fried chicken thigh that uses a recipe from a street vendor in Chiang Rai.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Pick it up in red to match our supermodel inspiration, or grab it in go-to neutral colors like black and camel to work it into your everyday rotation.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Keeping a rotation of chapstick products is fun, and ultimately harmless.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
Cleveland’s rotation was decimated with injuries throughout the season, yet the organization kept finding ways to piece five starters together all the way up through the American League Championship Series.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Pick it up in red to match our supermodel inspiration, or grab it in go-to neutral colors like black and camel to work it into your everyday rotation.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Keeping a rotation of chapstick products is fun, and ultimately harmless.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
Cleveland’s rotation was decimated with injuries throughout the season, yet the organization kept finding ways to piece five starters together all the way up through the American League Championship Series.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotation
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The physics behind maintaining a perfect spin, however, has remained a mystery.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
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Squid Game Season 1 followed Seong Gi-hun (played by Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae), a gambling-prone divorcé, as he and 455 other strangers were whisked away to a secret island complex to compete in a series of children’s games all given decidedly deadly spins.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Dec. 2024
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The studio gave it a remarkably seamless flow between spaces as angles become curves and lines merge into arches.Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
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By taking a proactive approach to learning and professional development, organizations position themselves to stay ahead of the curve.Ann Blakely, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The bites without apple almost feel like a cinnamon roll, with a fluffy, baked texture even softer than a yeasted doughnut.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bill Self got back to his old-school ways, making sure to pound it in the paint with post pins, rolls and drives.CJ Moore, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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The wheel is off-center to the right, as are the pedals, while the driver’s head is positioned right next to the window.Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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In fact, each car wheel moves independently on the motion base.Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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Onstage, clad in Punjabi attire, Diljit was charming and assured, his every smile and twirl of his mustache setting the crowd into a wave of applause and cheers.Richard Trapunski, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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The transformative world he’s drawn into is what spins (and twirls and leaps and bounces) in front of the audience, bringing with it circus of the sublime.David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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Author of 'Swarm Troopers: How small drones will conquer the world,' following cutting-edge military technology in general and the drone warfare revolution in particular.David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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But along the way, all this digging sparked a revolution in thinking about the age of the planet.Caroline Winterer / Made by History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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There are lots of movies to look forward to in 2025, including sequels and fresh new reels.Adrienne Wyper, The Week UK, theweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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The box comes with four removable hanging reels to accommodate up to 400 lights each.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Rotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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