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
Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This time entering the stage with a twirl and sharing what appeared to be an emotional moment that captured the crowd’s full attention.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Skaters twirl and dance on the ice in numbers set to music, presenting a dazzling and high-energy spectacle from start to finish.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The migas taco is a sublime blend of flavor and texture, packed with a twirl of supple eggs, gooey cheese and crunchy tortilla strips.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This time entering the stage with a twirl and sharing what appeared to be an emotional moment that captured the crowd’s full attention.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Verb
In one dugout, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner twirled changeups and heaved fastballs, asserting his dominance once again.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Skaters twirl and dance on the ice in numbers set to music, presenting a dazzling and high-energy spectacle from start to finish.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twirl
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These days, Christmas movies, broadly and charitably defined, seem to be synonymous with the brassy, hokey, sickly sweet sort of fare that has a permanent home on the Hallmark Channel and is in perpetual rotation on Netflix.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, this mathematical fact doesn’t have anything to do with our calendar at all, nor with our planet’s rotation on its axis coupled with Earth’s revolution around the Sun.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
18 Sep. 2025
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Smarter Buying And Storage Habits The best way to keep spices at their peak is to buy, store, and rotate them wisely.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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That’s a completely different challenge than rotating two and switching them out each drive and in certain packages.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Platforms like Eater have changed the game for everything food fans do revolving from the actual dining experience to understanding the landscape behind the restaurants and the chefs literally feeding us.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The material enhances performance The team elucidated the material’s mechanism through a series of experimental analyses, including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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From Gabriela, expect her signature focaccia and other breads and a spin on Tiramisu, an Italian dessert, plus other desserts.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized surveillance images of the suspect released by police and convinced him, with the help of a family friend, to turn himself in.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Also, the tensions between Asuka, Kairi Sane, and Iyo could result in the latter turning heel on Vaquer during or after the match for the vacant WWE Women’s World Championship.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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And starting last year, the retailer began setting up sushi stations where chefs make fresh rolls, which start at around $8 for a roll, in front of customers each day.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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His songwriting spanned multiple decades and genres, from rock 'n' roll's formative years through television's golden age.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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That kind of dexterity is apparent in the footwork, one of those features that can swing matches when the going gets tough.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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After the Blue Jays swung a trade to bring in Shane Bieber at this season's deadline, Edward Eng of FanSided's Jays Journal predicted the team would turn to him as a long-term replacement while letting Max Scherzer walk this winter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oliva said the system is different from grading on a curve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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The streamlined exterior evokes that of an early 20th-century cruiser, with long, horizontal lines and sweeping curves.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Twirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twirl. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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