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Recent Examples of pirouette
Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs are breaking the huddle and doing 9 million shifts and dance pirouettes, and the defense does all these crazy things with Spags.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Elizabeth Tapia performed her Crocodile role with agile jumps and pirouettes while a half dozen Fish dancers performed a frisky conga line behind her.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The performers strut and bounce and pirouette and leap into and out of costumes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This manifests most visibly in a lip-serum injection gone awry, but somehow the film sticks the landing after what could have been an uncomfortable pirouette.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs are breaking the huddle and doing 9 million shifts and dance pirouettes, and the defense does all these crazy things with Spags.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Elizabeth Tapia performed her Crocodile role with agile jumps and pirouettes while a half dozen Fish dancers performed a frisky conga line behind her.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The performers strut and bounce and pirouette and leap into and out of costumes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirouette
Noun
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An effective Kershaw could help stabilize a Dodger rotation that has once again been scrambled ahead of the team’s three-game series with the Padres, which begins Monday.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The early returns have been promising, Canning providing quality depth and consistency to a rotation that leads the major leagues with a 2.87 ERA.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
Verb
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For more formal occasions, she’s also rotated in white sneakers worn with tailored linen separates — a recurring combination that blends practicality with polish.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 June 2025
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The museum will also feature rotating contemporary exhibitions from Mexican, Latin American, and female artists.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The host then put the outfit’s comfortability to the test by strutting across the stage and doing a few twirls while the crowd applauded and cheered her on.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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Swirling opens up the wine’s aromas, so give your glass a little twirl before sticking your nose in.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Verb
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In a sport that revolves so much around India, Australia and England, it’s been a breath of fresh air that South Africa made a barnstorming run to the final.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Dermoid cysts are more likely to develop in younger women, and typically don’t revolve spontaneously.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Who Will Win Gypsy, which puts a new spin on a Broadway standard with a Black family at the center, will win over the also-excellent (and favored by many others) Sunset Blvd.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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This pair puts a sleeker spin on the trend, with minimal pockets and traditional cargo stitching.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The driver sped away, police said, but crashed at South Belt Line Road and Wheat Hill Drive after failing to negotiate a curve.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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With two on and two outs after a leadoff walk and an Aaron Judge double, Buehler tried to execute a below-the-zone knuckle curve.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Later this year, Odom will reprise his roll as Aaron Burr for much longer than a few minutes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Getty Images The House tax and spending bill would push millions of Americans off health insurance rolls, experts said, as Republicans cut programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund priorities from President Donald Trump, including almost $4 trillion of tax cuts.—
Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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“Pirouette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirouette. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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