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Recent Examples of twiddle
Another friend had once spent more than a week twiddling his thumbs at a faraway location, waiting and waiting for an interview.
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Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Daniel Ramos-Aviles, 42, put his head down and twiddled his fingers as the verdict was read.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The slow progression of House votes left the Senate largely adrift for most of the day: With the exception of the AI bill, Senators had little to do but twiddle their thumbs and wait for the House to send them the tax reform bills.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 24 Aug. 2025
Blue Jackets fans have had two choices over the past couple of weeks … twiddle their thumbs or get out a scratch pad and start doodling lines and pairs with an eye toward the start of the 2024-25 season.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
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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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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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The Verve is a newer and sportier model from the brand that set out to modernize dated office furniture (from standing desks to seating), and boasts a sleek breathable mesh back and some slender legs with casters for wheeling around the office.—
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Kolesar, who was visibly upset, skated over and said something to Fleury as trainers wheeled the stretcher off the ice.—
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The trailer opens with the ominous tones on Also sprach Zarathustra and an image of a Presley nervously twirling his ring and tapping his foot.—
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Shauna Martel, a teaching assistant at the Osher Map Library twirls a massive globe around and points to Australia.—
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The vases also reflect his perspective that design should slow down and allow consumers to hold onto items for longer than the fashion cycle typically revolves today.—
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Shinjuku Station revolving sushi bar will set up shop in the Grande Promenade shopping center in University City, per the restaurant’s website, though an official opening date wasn’t announced.—
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Researchers in Germany are set to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics.—
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Together, these trends have turned industrial space into a cornerstone of national logistics and digital capacity.—
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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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The line has rolled together for the last four games.—
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That lasted all of two minutes, with Green leaving the game again after rolling his left ankle defending a Leonard drive.—
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“Twiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiddle. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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