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gyro

[jahy-roh] / ˈdʒaɪ roʊ /
NOUN
gyrator
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Or, for weeknight ease, think fast, cooked proteins you can scatter on top: shredded rotisserie chicken, cubed steak, smoky black beans, crispy glazed tofu, shredded carnitas or gyro slices.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2025

A nearby bus depot is a hub for commuters and tempts them to linger with a boba tea shop, a gyro stand and an outdoor cinema.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2023

But the “sweeper” slider would offer hitters a different plane and pitch shape completely different from his high 90s fastballs up in the zone, the gyro slider down in the zone and his sinking changeup.

From Seattle Times Feb. 19, 2023

“It seems like every day, he’s coming in working on new pitches. He’s coming in laughing, ‘Oh, I got a gyro, little slider that goes up and down today.’

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2022

When the waiter comes he orders a gyro platter and a side of pepperoncini and coffee.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

When he cooks, Foley said he often reaches for McCormick’s recipe mixes, made for easy addition to tacos, gyros or Korean BBQ.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

I love lamb and Golden Fleece has a selection, including lamb chops and a lamb shank on their grill menu, as well as ground lamb kebabs, gyros, and souvlaki.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2025

It was a harsh reminder that under the idyllic white villages dotted with gyros restaurants, hot tubs in AirBnB rentals, and vineyards on rich volcanic soil, two tectonic plates grind in the Earth's crust.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2025

“I think it’ll be a horse race, if we’re able to make it out to the 2030s, between the gyros and the fine guidance sensors,” he added.

From Scientific American Nov. 3, 2022

Ifemelu would come to like the gyros from those carts, flatbread and lamb and dripping sauces, as she would come to love Philadelphia itself.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie



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