as in twisted
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as in twirled
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
swirled her skirts as she danced the tango
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Adjective
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Paris Baguette is offering a free sugar mochi doughnut or small twisted doughnut with any purchase on June 6.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025 -
Watching his victims struggle to stay alive is cinema to this twisted soul and Zephyr will be his next unwitting protagonist.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Verb
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This move has stirred controversy and concern amongst community leaders in New Orleans, a city with a historically high homicide rate.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2025
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The presence of these encampments stirred a debate about free speech — and what universities should and should not permit on campuses — that continued in our section well after students went home for the summer.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Belts and scarves can also be twirled and placed inside drawers or acrylic organizers, or, hung on closet rods with multi-tier hangers.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2024
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Kenya Moore has twirled her way to Kenya with her 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2024
Verb
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After thirty minutes, Cohen and his chair were rotated ten degrees and measured again.—
Zach Zimmerman,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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This indicated not only a black hole lurking at the center of this galaxy but that object was bizarrely rotated at a 90-degree angle to NGC 5084.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Boya’s signature drawing style, fluid and twitching, brings his warped vision to life.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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The historic chapel had been battered by the recent landslides with shattered windows, warped metal framing and fresh cracks in the parking lot.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
Verb
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The Deluxe Rooms have a balcony giving views over the lake, as well as walk-wardrobes, touch-pads for curtains and lights and hi-tech TVs that can be swivelled around to watch from bed or from the sofa area.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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Judge Wiley swivelled in his leather chair toward the sixteen jurors seated in his jury box.—
Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The actor and juror of the filmmaker program wore black Chanel mary jane pumps featuring a rounded toe and a thin strap across the instep.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Tie Interface Windows 11 features a slicker, more consistent user interface than Windows 10 and uses rounded corners on program windows.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2025
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“Swirled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirled. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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