as in core
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
an issue that is the real pivot of the controversy
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as in to rotate
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction
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Recent Examples of pivot
Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The ability to adapt, to pivot between passions and to see the connections between seemingly unrelated disciplines is the key to resilience, innovation and success.
—Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
While the review was initiated to examine the leadership structure of the county’s Office of Education, the agency’s investigators quickly pivoted to the education board after hearing numerous complaints from staff, said Mike Fine, CEO of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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After an overly serious first season, Legends of Tomorrow began a stunning pivot to tongue-in-cheek sci-fi romp that chewed through gags, ideas, and cast members with reckless abandon to become the Arrowverse’s greatest success, and a show that felt distinctly its own.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The ability to adapt, to pivot between passions and to see the connections between seemingly unrelated disciplines is the key to resilience, innovation and success.
—Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
The launch of Google Live comes as the AI race between tech giants pivots from AI chatbots to AI assistants, or as some are calling them, AI agents.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
While the review was initiated to examine the leadership structure of the county’s Office of Education, the agency’s investigators quickly pivoted to the education board after hearing numerous complaints from staff, said Mike Fine, CEO of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pivot
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The system, which has 50 stations across all five counties in the core Bay Area, has a total ridership of more than 4.8 million.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The core question, however, is whether these changes will be enough to help Starbucks compete in a crowded market, according to Deidre Popovich, an associate professor of marketing at Texas Tech University.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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To fix this, leaders should hold regular office hours with CEOs and directors, rotating participants and focusing on empowerment, not complaints.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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In this image made from video provided by National Weather Service Portland office, a powerful storm also called a 'bomb cyclone' rotates off the U.S. West Coast on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The village, which is around 215 miles from the coastal Indian city of Chennai, has multiple banners and billboards of Harris, who could become America's first leader with South Asian roots.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chronic diseases Both Kennedy and Trump have been vocal about tackling the root causes of chronic diseases rather than spending resources on treating those conditions with drugs from the pharmaceutical industry.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The doors will soon swing open for a new doughnut shop in town when Parlor Doughnuts holds its grand opening in Jeffersonville.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Piano Lesson: Take away the ghost stuff and focus on the fact that Malcolm Washington’s adaptation of the August Wilson play celebrates and uplifts Black women, the one demographic that pointedly did not swing to the right this year.Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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This is because perfumers have new and improved molecules to work with that capture different facets of the rose (the fresh green stems, the delicate petals, the intoxicating heart).Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Everyone 75 years and older who hasn’t already been vaccinated should get the RSV vaccine (which the FDA approved in 2023), according to the CDC, as well as people ages 60 to 74 with health issues like lung or heart problems that increase their risk of severe disease.Katie Camero, SELF, 22 Nov. 2024
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Active listening takes tough conversations and turns them into moments that strengthen relationships.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design, but the artist turned the debacle into redemption.Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paramount Nearly every TV show that Taylor Sheridan has ever produced has been, in essence, a crime drama.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The tools take advantage of Generative adversarial networks, which, in essence, try to trick the AI algorithm with incorrect (i.e., adversarial) data.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Cotton can be used for textile-to-textile recycling, however fibers can only be shredded and spun into new textiles so many times before the fibers get too short and quality and strength suffers.Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Extracting the starch requires a large quantity of energy and water, so chemists are looking for a more efficient way to spin these nanofibers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Pivot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pivot. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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