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Recent Examples of twiddle
The kids on the school bus are all twiddling away at their handheld Mattel Electronic Football games and the Health-Ed teacher spends much of the period before lunch inveighing against the dangers of Quaaludes.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Instead, he’s been twiddling a pair of knitting needles.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
There is no sitting on the sidelines and no twiddling our thumbs or navel gazing.
—Abc News, ABC News, 5 June 2024
Yet, don’t sit back twiddling your thumbs hoping everything will fall into place!
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Instead, he’s been twiddling a pair of knitting needles.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
There is no sitting on the sidelines and no twiddling our thumbs or navel gazing.
—Abc News, ABC News, 5 June 2024
Yet, don’t sit back twiddling your thumbs hoping everything will fall into place!
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for twiddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddle
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The Ravens needed to take care of business, build a comfortable enough lead to allow coach John Harbaugh to rotate liberally in the second half, avoid significant injuries and get back to Baltimore as soon as possible to start preparations for Saturday’s showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes cards even rotate the spend categories quarterly.Erika Kullberg, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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Magomedov is coming off a historic double spinning backfist KO win, while Page lost a narrow decision to Ian Machado Garry at welterweight.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The score, composed by Scott Walker, swells as the image comes unfixed and begins to tumble and spin.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Solo New York Leroy Carry-on Wheeled Duffel Bag $142 $90 at Amazon This roomy, wheeling 49-liter duffel bag features two pampered exterior pockets and lockable zippers.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Time capsules Monopoly — representing the American experience of wheeling and dealing real estate — has been a staple in households since Parker Brothers began marketing it in 1935.Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2024
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The right-hander has twirled a 2.88 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP and 946 strikeouts over his most recent 816 2/3 innings.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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In the video, Rae most astutely re-affirms her actual and legitimate pre-social media dance background while twirling around dark Paris streets with her dancers.Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Currently, 69% of existing BNPL users have revolving credit card debt that carries over month to month.Kori Hale, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The company maintains $3.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents, with $4.0 billion available in revolving credit facilities.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Nov. 2024
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Figure out how to turn it into a monthly package that clients are keen to commit to.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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But like many large purveyors of physical media, its fortunes turned with the rise of the internet, digital downloads, and online shopping.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Broncos at that point had swung and missed at every bullet point of the game plan.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Miragaia likely swung its tail to drive off predators, and perhaps cause rivals to back down, rather than trying to strike potential threats.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Seahawks are rolling heading into another big game with the Packers coming to town in Week 15.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Instead, those lawmakers, led by Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, want to see border security and energy reform rolled into a single, larger tax package.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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