Thesaurus results for PIROUETTE

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noun

ˌpir-ə-ˈwet

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as in rotation

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the ballerina's perfectly executed pirouette

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verb

as in to rotate

to move in circles around an axis or center the ballerina pirouetted across the stage

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Noun

The history of Olympic figure skating is shaped almost as much by epic falls as by soaring pirouettes. —

Brian Mann, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026 The triad moves across the grey room in a dizzying chain of matching pirouettes, drawing a slow circle one after another as arpeggiating harp fills the bare space with sound. —

Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026

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Fiction became reality as Copeland took to the stage on Sunday — for the first time since retiring from the American Ballet Theatre in October 2025 — pirouetting in a fiery, feathery ensemble onto center stage during the segment’s closing notes. —

Arushi Jacob, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for pirouette

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The affected unit, the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, had been scheduled to deploy to Poland and other eastern flank positions as part of a routine nine-month NATO rotation.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
The Dodgers’ rotation is set for the rest of the series, with right-hander Emmet Sheehan taking the mound Tuesday and Shohei Ohtani set to pitch (and likely hit as well) on Wednesday, the division lead hanging in the balance.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026