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pivot

noun as in center point about which something

verb as in revolve around center point

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The political pivot comes when they realize that there could be a world without Hunger Games at all.

As long as Democrats don't mention the clunky word "infrastructure" too much, they should pivot hard to jobs.

Once, a center was called a “pivot man,” with good and clear reason.

But his greatest gifts remain in the classic pivot—close in with his back to the basket.

Paul has generated positive headlines with a pivot away from party orthodoxy in recent months.

Pulling the horse on his haunches, and swinging him round at the same moment as if on a pivot, he made a bound to the left.

A circular revolving platform rests on the pivot and rollers.

The bridge is carried on a circular base plate with a central pivot and a circular track for a live ring and conical rollers.

To this cylinder the door was mortised, their combined weight coming upon the lower pivot.

Hooker had swung the army up to Fairfax and Centreville, moving on an inner circle, with Washington for a pivot.

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On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pivot, such as: fulcrum, axle, center, heart, hinge, and hub.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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