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as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
spinning on its axis, the Earth makes one complete rotation every 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds
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as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point
the ice skater moved into a tight spin at the end of her routine
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as in daze
a state of mental confusion
the news left me all in a spin
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Recent Examples of spin
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Cause Netflix is about to spin the clock back to 1975 for a month-long screening series held at its Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles this upcoming May.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2025
Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
For those of us who worked under him, Sid taught us a lot by example on how to be better at our jobs, whether that’s analyzing a financial report or someone’s quote when trying to separate corporate spin from reality.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Verb
But McIlroy, with ice in his own veins, bombed his drive and put his approach within two feet after spinning it off the slope behind the hole.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Cause Netflix is about to spin the clock back to 1975 for a month-long screening series held at its Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles this upcoming May.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
These casinos also offer several bonuses, like their free spins bonuses, that can boost winnings to up to several million dollars.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
For those of us who worked under him, Sid taught us a lot by example on how to be better at our jobs, whether that’s analyzing a financial report or someone’s quote when trying to separate corporate spin from reality.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spin
Verb
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Stop in for handcrafted cocktails, beer, and wine in the company of live music and rotating art installations.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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Wilcke: While the quarterbacks rotated early and often, Loftis and Harrell looked to be in a 1A-1B role, while Wilcke worked with the second team.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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The way the film swims through the contradictions, considerations, and cultural reverie of the rural South is genuinely enlivening.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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A number of the boat’s passengers, among them women and children, died after jumping into the water and being unable to swim.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The former mayor of Salzburg gave the project the go-head in 2024, but now a governmental skirmish has begun after the mayoral office swung from the political right to the left after an election.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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The second player swings the ball across the top of the key to the second side.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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Here are seven easy bedroom decor ideas to welcome your bedroom into its spring era—just in time, because your new wardrobe rotation is going to need a worthy photo backdrop.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their starting rotation has been waylaid by a wave of injuries and a disastrous opening series in Yankee Stadium.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Their work has included three spacewalks — including a record-breaking excursion outside of the space station, and conducting a sweeping range of experiments.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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She was later spotted holding hands with Charlie Gooch during a Valentine's Day excursion in London the following year.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Much of the value comes from learning how to avoid revolving credit card balances and leveraging better credit scores to secure preferential borrowing rates for key expenses, such as insurance, auto loans and home mortgages, according to Ranzetta.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Director Kenny Leon’s new production, however, seems caught between reverence for the original source material and a seemingly half-hearted attempt to renovate the setting around which the classic action revolves.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Watch an animation of the tightly orbiting planets whirling around its host star.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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But the uncomfortably uncertain path of this asteroid — discovered only in late December — offered a timely reminder of how vulnerable humanity remains to hidden perils whirling through space, and how much still needs to be done to protect the planet.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Then, instead of squeezing the packaging like a tube of toothpaste, twist the end that’s still sealed to gently push the meat out.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Glass twisted in the driver’s seat and thrust the knife toward an officer standing next to the shattered window behind him, prompting Buen to shoot Glass five times.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Spin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spin. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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