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Recent Examples of twiddle
Three years ago, Justin Zheng, an entrepreneur in San Francisco, lay groggy in bed while a group of venture capitalists twiddled their thumbs waiting for him.
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Until the field becomes clearer, political media, would-be campaign contributors and California voters will just have to twiddle their thumbs.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Groundhog Audio claims its tech can match the tone from any song and drop it into a compact pedal at your feet – no knob twiddling necessary.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Kingsnorth may be right that Monbiot is a Machine man, intent on twiddling levers to save the world, but, by that standard, so is anyone who makes any green choice at all.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Until the field becomes clearer, political media, would-be campaign contributors and California voters will just have to twiddle their thumbs.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Groundhog Audio claims its tech can match the tone from any song and drop it into a compact pedal at your feet – no knob twiddling necessary.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Kingsnorth may be right that Monbiot is a Machine man, intent on twiddling levers to save the world, but, by that standard, so is anyone who makes any green choice at all.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddle
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Rina and Serasi will rotate time with the adult tigers, and Suki will lead the way when the cubs head outside.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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Astrobotic on Thursday announced the successful hot fire testing of its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Similar to how spiders spin webs on Earth, such robots could effectively 3D-print structures in space.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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My biggest complaint is that while the main narrative does wrap up tidily, the story also spins forward in a way that demands a sequel (which Spufford is already working on).—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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But the judge is allowing Musk to be questioned about his attendance at the 2017 Burning Man festival in Nevada, a free-wheeling celebration known for widespread drug use.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Winners Cleveland Browns General manager Andrew Berry and his staff took an aggressive approach to wheeling, dealing and stockpiling picks while filling multiple needs.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Aaron Gordon sat at his locker twirling the tape from his finger, unable to wrap his head around a stunning 119-114 defeat.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images Things aren't particularly easy for borrowers right now, and that's especially true for those carrying a revolving balance month to month.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Leonard Cohen had a house there, one of 100 in the world that revolved on a motor.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Chicago had to remake its safety depth chart this offseason, and Coby Bryant and Thieneman have turned a potential weakness into a strength.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The scene at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington turned chaotic, Los Angeles Times reporters wrote, when a man dashed toward the dining area and was met with gunfire.—
Karim Doumar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The game swung on these knife-edge moments, but the actual performance levels were similar from both teams.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But as the ball swung around the perimeter, opportunities arose for the likes of Dosunmu and McDaniels to crack the paint off the bounce.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Harbaugh seemed tense during his Friday press conference sitting next to GM Joe Schoen as the second round of the draft rolled on compared to a much more positive Thursday interview after the first round.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Making the event even more significant, Rivian actually launched production of the R2 on Wednesday, with the first customer-ready vehicle rolling off the line — despite the Normal factory being hit by a tornado last week.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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