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Recent Examples of twiddle
With her grandson still twiddling his thumbs on the bench, Dolores has now become the main attraction.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
But Ragazzi is not the type of man who twiddles his thumbs.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
Season 2 stagnated in part because the story involved a whole lot of doing nothing, as the girls in the past wasted away in the barren winter and the women in the present twiddled their thumbs without confronting each other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The elites got out of positions quickly, while retail investors were left twiddling their thumbs and absorbing brutal losses.
—Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
But Ragazzi is not the type of man who twiddles his thumbs.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
Season 2 stagnated in part because the story involved a whole lot of doing nothing, as the girls in the past wasted away in the barren winter and the women in the present twiddled their thumbs without confronting each other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The elites got out of positions quickly, while retail investors were left twiddling their thumbs and absorbing brutal losses.
—Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiddle
Verb
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Students rotate between roles from time to time and clean the whole campus as a team every single day.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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These jets can begin to fan out as the nucleus of the comet rotates.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Still, markets will be closely watching the details of the ultimate agreement, after nearly a year of head-spinning changes to trade and tariff policies between the US and China.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The event will feature charrería performances featuring rope tricks by charro Christian Navarrete; a Mexican tin art workshop; spinning and weaving demonstrations; and hands-on activities and games for children.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Thirty-seven, Qing Yuan thought when a cleaner wheeled the corpse of a woman into the morgue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Still, Duclair had time to wheel around the net and find an open Schaefer, who got away from Leddy and scored his second of the season from point-blank range.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The pair twirled together onstage before Karagach, 32, stepped in to finish the contemporary routine.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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As the routine twirled to a close, Olivia ran back, embracing her older brother to thunderous applause.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The county, where per-capita personal income levels are nearly 40% higher than the national median, is also seen as a pioneer for its financing model, which created a revolving loan fund to replace private sources of equity and keep the units owned by the public.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Iliad tells the story of the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Achilles, who sulks in his tent for most of the poem before rejoining the fight and turning the tide.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes had his head turned toward the opposite side of the field, so Rice sprinted into a shallow cross to meet him there — long enough to finally lock eyes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Parsons signed a multiyear extension upon arrival and has already produced game‑changing pressure and splash plays that helped swing the second half in Pittsburgh, giving the Packers a top-tier pass rush to pair with Love’s ascending offense.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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When not in use, the flaps swing open, allowing the soldier to listen normally.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Chilly air and clouds will be rolling into the Greater Cincinnati area for the last week of October.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Oct. 2025
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Blue Jays manager John Scheinder rolled with Barger off the bench due to the pitching matchup.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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