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counterclockwise

adjective as in orbiting

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A clockwise high-pressure system was parked over Northern California and the Great Basin as a counterclockwise low-pressure system hovered over Arizona.

The dance opens with Abraham in a running solo, winding around the stage in counterclockwise circles.

The animation below gives a sense of the storm’s motion, spinning counterclockwise and forming a classic cyclone as a jet of moisture flows from it over the West Coast.

In the new image, however, the brightest part of a ring surrounding the black hole has shifted counterclockwise by about 30°.

He heard the creak of the platform turning with the weight of the voladores as the rope unspooled counterclockwise, and the music of the drum and flute.

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

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