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as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
she's a major wheel in that state's Democratic Party
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as in cycle
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
the wheel of time turns: the children are now the parents, and their children have taken their place at the school desks
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as in car
wheels plural, slang
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
now that I've got wheels, I can go to the outlet mall
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as in to swing
to change the course or direction of (something)
wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off
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as in to spin
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced
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as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city
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Recent Examples of wheel
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Nobody’s taking the carbon fiber wheels on the Hummer EV off-road.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
1 July 2026
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Her younger brothers wheel her to school every day.
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Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Philipsen’s biggest rival for the green jersey will be fellow Belgian Tim Merlier — outstanding at reading the chaos of the sprint, surfing wheels, and timing his effort, probably the best at that skill since Mark Cavendish’s heyday.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Nobody’s taking the carbon fiber wheels on the Hummer EV off-road.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
1 July 2026
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The Hornets likely aren’t finished wheeling and dealing.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Her younger brothers wheel her to school every day.
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Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheel
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That’s a small contract, especially for a player that has given the Pacers rotation minutes at times.
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Keep scrolling to shop breezy button-up shirts, linen-blend tanks, and more lightweight styles that deserve a spot in your summer rotation.
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The result dashed hopes of a team touted as dark horses who could make a long run in the tournament by beating traditional soccer heavyweights such as Brazil.
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Cape Verde earned a shocking draw with heavyweight Spain at Atlanta Stadium.
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Laundry Sheets, In Detail Laundry detergent sheets are ultra-concentrated, thin slabs of solid detergent that dissolve during the wash cycle.
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For Swift, an increase in solar activity magnified this impact over the past couple of years as the sun reached the peak of its 11-year cycle.
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Other changes cover self-driving car citations, school cellphone bans, all-gender restrooms and standardized food date labels.
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Its biggest change is the introduction of the BMW i3, a fully electric version of the car.
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Beat a prime Holloway at 170, though, and the door swings back open to the paydays he's chased since the rematch became official.
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To the fans who have watched the Warriors swing and miss on free agents and various trade targets over the last few years, watching Simons sign with another team was painful.
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Codex can be helpful for a wide range of tasks like generating spreadsheets for monthly reports, using a call transcript to prepare a brief and log it into Salesforce or spinning up six different types of content from one piece of text.
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There is surely some retroactive continuity here, the writer going back in time to spin an origin story about the idea that would become the center of her spiritual writing.
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The weekly series along the New River also includes live music, a farmers and craft market with a rotating lineup of local businesses and artisans, as well as gourmet food vendors.
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Deschamps has rotated between Lucas Digne and Théo Hernandez in that position with both players much more effective going forward than covering the space behind them.
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His update on the C-cut began just below the chin, with extra lift at the roots and inward-curving lengths that narrowed toward the ends to create the illusion of a heart.
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In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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