Thesaurus results for ROTATING

rotating

verb

present participle of rotate

as in spinning

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis rotate the mirror 180 degrees

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as in revolving

to move in circles around an axis or center with mirrors on three sides, she rotated all around to see how the dress looked on her

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Recent Examples of rotating To deliver for employees, fill that chair with a real employee, rotating regularly, with a mandate to gather input from their peers before and after every session. — Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 Moving forward is one thing, but moving up and down, changing direction, and rotating in place is a whole different challenge. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026 Both are part of the Champions Classic, rotating opponents along with Kentucky and Michigan State each season, and many more showdowns have come in the NCAA Tournament, including a national championship game in 1991 won by the Blue Devils. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Extreme rotation offers a narrow loophole The researchers found that rapidly rotating black holes could provide a possible way around the entropy barrier. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 The cookie shops have a rotating menu of cookies with elaborate toppings, sometimes offering bizarre flavors such as everything bagel. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 But the spacecraft sets were too elaborate to recreate onboard, so Gosling performed on wire rigs, including a rotating harness. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 Pinault’s third venue, the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, offers rotating exhibitions and cultural programming. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 500 points as AI concerns sent traders rotating into blue-chip names such as Walmart and Nike. — CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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Pepsi's relationship with Taco Bell and KFC parent Yum Brands spans decades, back to when the beverage giant owned the restaurant chains before spinning them into a separate public company in 1997.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
The company uses a proprietary two-step process that first removes gums and other noncellulosic components from raw hemp fiber, then refines the material for spinning on equipment already used to process cotton and synthetic fibers.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of spinning

Verb

Business credit cards Like traditional credit cards, business credit cards can cover everyday expenses and provide a revolving source of financing.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
This part of the invoice financing process functions similarly to a revolving line of credit.

— Andrew Coon, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolving

Verb

America must become better at turning breakthrough ideas into products the world can afford.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning

Verb

Charli was the smiling face of a platform that amplified those pressures, twerking and twirling like the girl in The Red Shoes who couldn’t stop dancing.

— Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of twirling

Verb

When glossy, spoon mixture into a sandwich bag, pushing the mixture to the corner of the bag and twisting the top of the bag to remove any excess air.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of twisting

Verb

Outside, the Santa Ana winds sent debris swirling with powerful gusts.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
As for the suites, the highlight is their private terraces, peaceful havens from which to admire, paradoxically, the urban whirlwind swirling below.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirling

Verb

Some do impromptu handstands against the wall, their feet tapping to the music; others migrate to adjacent gym equipment, pulsing on workout rings, swinging on knotted climbing ropes or swiveling their hips on a Bosu balance ball.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
When the camera is attached to the three-axis gimbal, its shooting orientation can be adjusted simply by swiveling the touchscreen.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of swiveling

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