as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
dizzy from the spirally gyrations of the roller coaster
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Recent Examples of gyration
These are long-term accounts, for which short-term gyrations shouldn’t matter much.
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
But gyrations are a feature — not a bug — of the stock market.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Both her pelvic gyrations and her outfit nodded to Liza Minnelli, another performer who always gives of herself utterly.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
While market gyrations sometimes benefit hedge funds and other traders, corporate boards and shareholders looking to strike multibillion-dollar deals do not like wild swings in stock prices and government policies.
—Svea Herbst-Bayliss, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
But gyrations are a feature — not a bug — of the stock market.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Both her pelvic gyrations and her outfit nodded to Liza Minnelli, another performer who always gives of herself utterly.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
While market gyrations sometimes benefit hedge funds and other traders, corporate boards and shareholders looking to strike multibillion-dollar deals do not like wild swings in stock prices and government policies.
—Svea Herbst-Bayliss, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyration
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At times Sunday night, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was reduced to playing 6-foot-5 Haywood Highsmith in his power rotation, with Highsmith going a surprising 39:37.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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This earned a permanent spot in my body scrub rotation.—
Audrey Noble,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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Yamamoto snapped off a flurry of big-bending curves, generating four whiffs on 11 swings.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which is used to describe the gravity of black holes, uses a single field equation to explain how space curves and matter moves.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Get to know the artists putting a Mexican spin on a timeless Caribbean sound.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Hailey Bieber, Ariana Greenblatt, and Kylie Jenner all wore cool, textured manicures during the desert music festival, each with their own unique spin.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meg Hope twirls daughter Calliope Hope-Williams, 9 months of New Zealand.—
Allen J. Schaben,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Some of them assented to a ceremonial final flight, a last twirl for the cameras and dignitaries, like the Parisian leg of the Tour de France.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Gyration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyration. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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