Pivot
Pivot verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.
Usage example: the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction
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Synonyms for Pivot
Wind and pivot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wind" instead the word "Pivot" as a verb or a noun.
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Both words in one sentence
- Moreover, it had one single riser instead of the normal four, making controlling it in-flight impossible: the paratrooper hang on the parachute like a spider on the web, helplessly, and the only thing he could do was to try to pivot into wind.
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Wind and Pivot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pivot/wind
Pivot & Wind. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pivot/wind>.
Wind or Pivot. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pivot/wind.
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