rotation

noun

rō-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce rotation (audio)
Definition of rotationnext
as in spin
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 Nakase tightened her rotation to just seven playing significant minutes Saturday. — 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 ride, since retired, featured 360-degree rotating seats, a 215-foot drop and sudden flips and rotations. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026 The Brewers have a Cy Young winner starting, and the Rays have a deep rotation. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rotation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotation
  1. spin
  2. curve
  3. roll
  4. wheel
  5. twirl
  6. revolution
  7. reel
Noun
  • The most likely candidates probably involve the electrons themselves, which swing back and forth under the influence of their charge and spin.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Comcast has tapped Michael Angelakis, Comcast’s former CFO who has served as chairman and CEO of investment fund Atairos Group since 2015, to become CEO of Comcast following the NBCU spin.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spin
Noun
  • That gap is what a J-curve dip looks like from the inside of a single company.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The series was thick with pop-culture barbs, including ahead-of-the-curve digs at Kevin Spacey.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of curve
Noun
  • Noel personally drove him to the train station, gave him a fresh sausage roll, and sent him on his way.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Studies and audits of state voter rolls have repeatedly found that voting by noncitizens is rare and hasn’t swayed any elections.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of roll
Noun
  • It's got a set of pedals, as well as a twist-throttle on the right bar, controlling a 750-W nominal, 1,310-W peak, 85-Nm (63-lb-ft) electric motor between the rear wheels.
    — Loz Blain October 26, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The goal was to add social lubrication to the creaky wheels of diplomacy, but, according to several attendees, the conversation took a contentious turn.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of wheel
Noun
  • Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • The actress, who was styled by Karla Welch, adorned the look with a gold twirl necklace that was also part of the collection and featured on the runway paired with the same dress.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Definition of twirl
Noun
  • The revolution was an intimate one, grounded in a simple vision of heaven as a place for dancing cheek to cheek.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Most employees work on the technology in one form or another as Nadella pivots the software giant to win the enterprise and cloud computing parts of the AI revolution.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolution
Noun
  • Customer lifetime value goes up, your acquisition strategy becomes more profitable, and the highlight reel moments become worth celebrating.
    — Rhodes Kriske, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Yankovic gets most of his food recommendations by either word of mouth or scrolling Instagram reels.
    — Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of reel

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“Rotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotation. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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