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spinner

[spin-er] / ˈspɪn ər /
NOUN
gyro
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His probing has ensured Australia have not missed spinner Nathan Lyon, who he replaced, or Josh Hazlewood, who remained at the team hotel throughout the day because of illness.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

England did not pick a specialist spinner in any of the three Tests against Pakistan, instead fielding four frontline seamers.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"I think they might be in with a shout, with a bit of luck on their side," said former England spinner Phil Tufnell.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The two soft dismissals highlighted Sri Lanka's woes - Lahiru Udara was caught at mid-on and Kamil Mishara chipped one straight back to the slow left-arm spinner.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Kyle tapped the rendering of the spinner in the right-hand corner of the game plans.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

The 39-year-old had a more worn pitch to utilise than South Africa's spinners and found significantly more turn and threat.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

As professional spinners of reputation and reshapers of meaning, marketers have long created newfangled jobs or pithy descriptions to slot their work into the zeitgeist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The way he took down the spinners was brutal.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

With spinners dominating the T20 World Cup earlier this summer, the likes of Filer and Issy Wong were sidelined, but both have stepped up admirably.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

And far below, in the great hollow stone of the peach, the Glow-worm was lighting up the room so that the two spinners, the Silkworm and Miss Spider, could see what they were doing.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl


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