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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 rotations
Canales likely doesn’t want to cause an issue, especially this early in the season, by mandating how the defensive play-caller handles his various rotations and depth chart.
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Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Airlines warn that the disruption could cascade throughout the day, affecting connections and aircraft rotations across Europe.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
This involves a deliberate strategy of job rotations, stretch assignments, coaching, and board exposure.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While mopping, its spinning pads apply 12 Newtons of downward pressure and spin at up to 200 rotations per minute (RPM).
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
With seasonal breaks and fallow-field crop rotations, unused fields could theoretically transition into wetlands for many weeks and months of the year.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This explains why the model can maintain consistency for several minutes but struggles with full 360-degree rotations—small errors in pattern matching accumulate over many frames until the geometric constraints can no longer maintain coherence.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
My last thought, here, beware of the endless gibberish about the hazards of rotations.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
One of his first rotations was infectious disease.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Airlines warn that the disruption could cascade throughout the day, affecting connections and aircraft rotations across Europe.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
This involves a deliberate strategy of job rotations, stretch assignments, coaching, and board exposure.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While mopping, its spinning pads apply 12 Newtons of downward pressure and spin at up to 200 rotations per minute (RPM).
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
With seasonal breaks and fallow-field crop rotations, unused fields could theoretically transition into wetlands for many weeks and months of the year.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This explains why the model can maintain consistency for several minutes but struggles with full 360-degree rotations—small errors in pattern matching accumulate over many frames until the geometric constraints can no longer maintain coherence.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
My last thought, here, beware of the endless gibberish about the hazards of rotations.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
One of his first rotations was infectious disease.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotations
Noun
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The lasers converge and somehow create what looks like a circular portal to another planet which shimmers and spins.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Manon Bannerman and Megan Meiyok Skiendiel put differing spins on conical bras as outerwear, one peeking from under a blazer and the other over a figure-hugging dress.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maybach’s steering wheel is massively proportioned, a big hoop, reminding of wheels in my 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s luxury cars.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ride a Bike Enjoy the best of Grand Teton’s fall foliage on two wheels instead of four.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But another war brought another major change, albeit indirectly; in 1944 Congress created the standard deduction, eager to make life easier for the millions of new taxpayers added to the rolls during World War II.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Remove the sides of the pan, transfer rolls to a plate and sprinkle with cilantro.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The downy-soft synthetic bristles cling to curves for seamless, stripe-free sculpting of your cheekbones, forehead, and jawline.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Acceleration is smooth, curves are stable, and the only significant resistance comes from air drag.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But history shows that technological revolutions tend to transform roles rather than simply eliminate them.—
Thanh Pham,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Interestingly, it was found spinning at 100 revolutions per second.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Rotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotations. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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