as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me
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Recent Examples of twirl
Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The perfect pasta twirl, the soft collapse of cake, the crunch when cutting into a loaf of sourdough—these are the moments when the right silverware really earns its place at the table.
—Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
The trailer opens with the ominous tones on Also sprach Zarathustra and an image of a Presley nervously twirling his ring and tapping his foot.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The sequence showing her dance and twirl while baking chocolate cakes with sprinkles and trying on pretty dresses is enough to make anyone want to go back to being a kid.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The perfect pasta twirl, the soft collapse of cake, the crunch when cutting into a loaf of sourdough—these are the moments when the right silverware really earns its place at the table.
—Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
Bring skates or rent a pair, and twirl around with the Chicago skyline as your backdrop.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
The trailer opens with the ominous tones on Also sprach Zarathustra and an image of a Presley nervously twirling his ring and tapping his foot.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twirl
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Roupp won the fifth rotation spot out of camp, pitched well to begin the season, then got absolutely shelled at Dodger Stadium on June 8.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jones will team with second-year outside linebackers Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen — along with some outside additions — in the pass rushing rotation in 2026.—
Mike Kaye
February 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Use a broom or vacuum cleaner with the rotating beater bar turned off (suction and stationary brush only).—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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The central bank faces shifting dynamics this year, with a rotating cast of regional presidents that seems titled toward a more aggressive posture on fighting inflation and a chair-designate, Kevin Warsh, who is likely to push for lower rates.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Without Champions League football in 2026-27, there is every chance United will have to borrow money to spend significantly and dip back into their revolving credit facility — essentially, a bank overdraft — which funded much of last summer’s £215million expenditure.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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On the positive side, there isn't too much panic on the credit side of the equation yet for the sector, according to one banker, with revolving lines of credit not yet being drawn.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Blanchette drove into the rear quarter of the Honda, putting it into a spin.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Will this race and the other changes create an opportunity for NASCAR to turn the page on its difficult 2025?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The new food pyramid has turned things upside down.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Across the rooms and suites, four-poster beds, open fireplaces, and signature freestanding copper roll-top baths are signature additions.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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If the roll-up door on your garage doesn't have a weather seal at the bottom, add one.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Over the past decade, screening guidelines have swung from recommending routine screening to advising against it to landing somewhere in between, and major organizations still don’t all say it the same way.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Disney is graded on a curve, and investors have kept the stock in neutral since 2022, anxiously awaiting the Next Great Era of Disney that Bob Iger’s return to the helm promised.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twirl. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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