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rotating

ADJECTIVE
circulating
Synonyms
STRONG
circling moving
WEAK
ambient circulatory current diffusive fluid in motion
Antonyms
WEAK
motionless stationary still
ADJECTIVE
rotary
Synonyms
STRONG
spinning whirligig whirling
WEAK
encircling gyral gyratory revolving rotational rotatory vertiginous vorticular
ADJECTIVE
succeeding/successive
Synonyms
WEAK
alternating consecutive ensuing following after in a row in line next next in line for next in order next off next up sequent sequential serial seriate subsequent subsequential succedent successional
Antonyms
WEAK
antecedent antedating preceding previous
ADJECTIVE
successive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding
WEAK
alternating following after in line next next off next up sequent sequential serial seriate subsequential succedent successional
ADJECTIVE
vertiginous
Synonyms
WEAK
dizzy giddy revolving spinning turning unstable whirling
ADJECTIVE
whirling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
revolving spinning
STRONG
turning
WEAK
vertiginous
NOUN
returning
Synonyms
STRONG
rebound retracing retreat return revolving
WEAK
reappearance recurrence reentrance reoccurrence reoccurring repetition reverberation revolution rotation turning back

Example Sentences

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In rotating, the charity receives less and you end up paying more tax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Investors are rotating back to momentum stocks after a brutal March.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Planets typically form within a rotating disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

So, when it comes to rotating players, is it really any wonder that managers are increasingly choosing to use domestic cup competitions as rotatory playgrounds?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

These became the first spiral galaxies, great rotating pinwheels of matter in open space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan