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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
Caroline Tien, SELF, 30 May 2025
With its core intact, OKC could become the next NBA dynasty, while the Bulls continue spinning their wheels.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Smith, dressed in orange prison garb, was wheeled into the courtroom on a gurney—strapped down and handcuffed.
—Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Here are a couple stir-fry recipe ideas that should help get the wheels turning.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 30 May 2025
With its core intact, OKC could become the next NBA dynasty, while the Bulls continue spinning their wheels.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Verb
For Le Le, the pasta e fagioli is served tableside from a colossal terracotta pot that is wheeled through the dining room.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Smith, dressed in orange prison garb, was wheeled into the courtroom on a gurney—strapped down and handcuffed.
—Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheel
Noun
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Payne did not play in Game 3 after Delon Wright and Landry Shamet were bumped up a spot in the rotation.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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The Royals replaced Singer in the rotation with left-hander Kris Bubic.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
Noun
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With the right care—typically machine washing on a delicate cycle or hand washing and air drying—the best silk sheets can last for years.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2025
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Select The Cycle The safest cycle setting across the board for your duvet will be a cold/cold wash cycle, which is gentlest on fabrics.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Every aspect of the car’s attitude is controlled via your right foot.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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Reports cited April car production at 2.23 million units versus 1.75 million in sales, with EV inventories rising to 850,000 units from 660,000 at year-end.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The president's team has now swung the pendulum in the opposite direction from five years ago, even attempting to rescind findings of constitutional violations in the cities where Floyd and Taylor lost their lives.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The momentum swung again on the next hole when Griffin saved par from behind a tree in the fairway and Schmid curiously aimed away from the hole with his ball plugged in a bunker, ended up in the rough and made bogey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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To have this ability to contain secrets but to withhold them and have this facade with Michaela that’s totally different than the relationship with her sister, to keep all those plates spinning, that’s a tall order.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Per a fan video, at one point during the show, after spinning his microphone and tossing it towards the audience, Joel appeared to stumble, falling backwards and landing on his side.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The Chargers rotated heavily at corner in Tuesday’s practice.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The brigade rotates its infantry only on days when fog, rain, snow, or heavy wind limit the enemy’s visibility.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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The architects Jeff Milstein and Barbara Weinstein pushed the kitchen under an arched alcove, lifted a bedroom above a curving wall, and carved a private office into the living area that looks like a tiny southwestern house.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
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The gleaming buildings of Chicago, curving along the shore of Lake Michigan, are especially lethal.—
Vincent Alban,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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At Christian Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri worked to turn a legacy house into a home.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
29 May 2025
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On those to-go cups, customers often have to put their hands on several cups to turn them over to find their name.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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