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Definition of pirouettenext
as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the ballerina's perfectly executed pirouette

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Recent Examples of pirouette
Noun
Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 Each pirouette inspires the next prima ballerina. Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
The segment could have used an overhead shot to better show everything that was going on, and having a camera on Timothée Chalamet but not cutting to him after ballerina Misty Copeland pirouetted right in his face was a crime against our parasocial relationships. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 They are hunted by Devora, a reclusive innkeeper and former dancer played by Uma Thurman, who is determined to make the girls regret ever pirouetting into her life. Jef Rouner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pirouette
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirouette
Noun
  • Los Angeles also has two former MVP's in Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman and one of the most lethal starting rotations in the league.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Smith had been a fixture in the Heat’s bench rotation, playing in 67 of the Heat’s first 71 games.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • How to rotate your mattress Can’t flip your mattress?
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Participants will rotate through Inter Miami Academy-style training stations led by Academy coaches.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The unconscious Moon twirls into your 12th House of Whispers, inviting gentle reflection and rest that helps your inner world reorganize.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The dance world has often based its plaudits on how spectacularly performers can defy gravity with leaps, kicks and twirls.
    Mercury News, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But right now, the oil market is the sun around which the stock market revolves.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But now, instead of playing six notes, create this similar kind of a revolving pattern.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Colorado, of course, is not short on country musicians or venues that play their music, but Patterson hopes to add his unique spin to Broken Bow Western Bar and Dance Hall by showcasing artists he’s collaborated with and curating an aesthetic that mimics his Instagram page.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Several people compressing the traditional learning curve.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Government intervention aims to correct the difference between the curves to increase the consumption of merit goods.
    byLaura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For families Little children are catered to with cots, high chairs, roll-away beds, family swimming time in the pool, and the guest relations team offers movie nights for children in the room, soft toys, games and baby-sitting.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Someone with an egg allergy eating the rolls could suffer anything from discomfort to death, depending on the severity of the allergy.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Pirouette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirouette. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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