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Recent Examples of twiddle
Three years ago, Justin Zheng, an entrepreneur in San Francisco, lay groggy in bed while a group of venture capitalists twiddled their thumbs waiting for him.
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Until the field becomes clearer, political media, would-be campaign contributors and California voters will just have to twiddle their thumbs.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Groundhog Audio claims its tech can match the tone from any song and drop it into a compact pedal at your feet – no knob twiddling necessary.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Kingsnorth may be right that Monbiot is a Machine man, intent on twiddling levers to save the world, but, by that standard, so is anyone who makes any green choice at all.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Until the field becomes clearer, political media, would-be campaign contributors and California voters will just have to twiddle their thumbs.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Groundhog Audio claims its tech can match the tone from any song and drop it into a compact pedal at your feet – no knob twiddling necessary.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Kingsnorth may be right that Monbiot is a Machine man, intent on twiddling levers to save the world, but, by that standard, so is anyone who makes any green choice at all.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddle
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Unlike permanent night workers, who can begin to partially adapt over two to four weeks, rotating workers never fully adjust.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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The show, which began in 2006, features a rotating series of comedians performing their material in a panel format.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Riley had achieved the effect by using an elaborate pinwheel mechanism that spun mannequin legs at lightning speed.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The fan that sucks in combustion air and blows out exhaust gases stopped spinning.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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In 2012, a Chinese OEM obtained Aptera’s intellectual property from one of the company’s creditors, promising that cars—now three-wheeled again—would be on sale by the end of that year.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Medical staff with the passenger were also seen wearing protective suits, and the passenger was wheeled into the building in a wheelchair.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Emmet Sheehan turned in perhaps his best start of the season Thursday, twirling six innings against the San Francisco Giants.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Wow, Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) is a mustache-twirling villain right from the jump!—
William Earl,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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My friends Greg Hildreth and Steven Pasquale came to see the show recently and told me about the revolving bar at the top of the Marriott Marquis.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Longtime residents might remember the hot dogs and burgers making their way past eager students on field trips at the National Museum of American History’s revolving Carousel Cafeteria, or the large, greenhouse-like McDonald’s inside the Air and Space Museum.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Professional commentators tended to see these developments in so many local terms—turning, for their explanations, to national histories, cultures and institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The question turned into an accidental personality test, exposing some of each artist’s values.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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When Bz points north, Earth’s field resists it; when Bz swings south, the two fields connect, allowing plasma to stream in.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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In a matter of hours, the South Korean Kospi swung from a fresh record high, above the 8,000 milestone, to a 6% loss.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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There’s the area’s natural beauty, of course, inherent in the 12,000 acres of Georgia countryside—forests, rolling landscapes, creeks, and atmospheric ponds—that lie just 85 miles east of Atlanta on the state’s second largest lake.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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