as in car
slang
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
now that I've got wheels, I can go to the outlet mall
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1
as in swings
to change the course or direction of (something)
wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off
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as in rotates
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced
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as in revolves
to move in circles around an axis or center
she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down
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as in curves
to turn away from a straight line or course
the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheels
Noun
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Hunter Schafer lost her passport while filming in Barcelona last year when her bag was stolen in a car break-in.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025 -
My husband, however, grew up in a very different reality—an affluent town where many of his friends were driving cars that cost as much as our house.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The black hole rotates in an unexpected direction in relation to its surrounding galaxy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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That comes to light when the drones form the shape of a giant shopping bag which rotates in mid air.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Fortunately by that point, the bus driver had already ushered all 15 youngsters on board to safety.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Loading your audio article RICHMOND — In order to provide safer crossings and better commutes for public transit users and drivers, bus line improvements are planned for Richmond’s Macdonald Avenue and Cutting Boulevard.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Disney performance deviates from the religious overtunes.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Dec. 2024
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The circular hearth, with its two channels and thick wall lining, deviates from the typical design of cooking fire pits.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Meanwhile, investors are mulling over Trump’s most recent tariff suggestions, which include implementing a 25% duty on automobiles, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
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Now that includes automobiles, too, with the collector market having grown to become a multi-billion dollar industry—live and online auctions brought in $3.56 billion in the U.S. alone last year, according to Hagerty.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Pettersen admitted that the trip was challenging—think about the sheer amount of newborn gear that babies need with bottles, sound machines, travel cribs, and more.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2025
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To fund his war machine, Putin has been throwing the living room furniture into the furnace, cannibalizing productive sectors and relying on unsustainable, record deficit spending.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheels. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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