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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
Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Witness videos show that at the moment Ross fires his first shot into the front of the SUV, its wheels are directed away from him.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Hours later, Raber shared a second TikTok post that showed him being wheeled into a helicopter on a stretcher.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wheel
Noun
Embrace Santa Barbara's gorgeous weather by hopping on two wheels and traversing the local bike paths.
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Landeskog went one way with the puck from behind the net, but then turned and wheeled back around before stuffing it past Andersen for his seventh goal of the season.
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Choose from four neutral colors—classic black, chocolate brown, light pink, or a creamy white—to add to your wardrobe rotation.—
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The Royals are expected to enter the 2026 seasonn with a potential starting rotation of Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, Bubic and Cameron.—
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Zhao's feature also counts Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes as producers.—
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Banks, transportation stocks, hotels and small-caps are cooking, helping to offset the cooling-off in several of the tech heavyweights that had large1ly led the S & P’s three-year, 80% advance.—
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The company announced that a test cell manufactured using its Kavian dry-printing process retained 83% of its charge after 4,000 cycles.—
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Investing in Polywood furniture can be your key to breaking the cycle.—
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The video ends with the sound of the SUV crashing into a parked car.—
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Plaut aims to simplify the flying experience by utilizing software that mirrors a car rather than a traditional airplane.—
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
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The Chiefs’ special teams also never swung the field with a return for a touchdown.—
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Advancing to the bonus round, Alison spun the wheel again and managed to solve an eight-letter puzzle with just three letters on the board.—
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From trad wives to spin classes to caregiving, Smithuijsen reveals how late stage capitalism strips women of agency and traps them in endless cycles of empty consumption and thankless labor.—
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However, don’t be surprised if Miami rotates cornerback in this game.—
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The Patriots have rotated their linebackers next to Robert Spillane all season with Elliss, Jack Gibbens, Marte Mapu and Jahlani Tavai all seeing snaps.—
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The 25-year-old’s redemption arc continued to curve at Newcastle United on Wednesday night.—
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At first glance, the choker reprises the incisions and delicately curving edges meant to evoke Chanel’s distinctive quilting, with a sliding clasp closure to adjust it closely to the neck.—
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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