Synonyms for pivot
ˈpɪv ətpiv·ot

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1. pivot, pivot mannoun

   the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

   Synonyms:
   pin, pivot man

2. pivot, pinnoun

   axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

   Synonyms:
   fall, thole, flag, stick, pin tumbler, pivot man, pin, rowlock, tholepin, oarlock, peg, personal identification number, bowling pin

3. pivotverb

   the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

   "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

   Synonyms:
   pin, pivot man

4. pivot, swivelverb

   turn on a pivot

   Synonyms:
   swivel

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1. pivotverb

   Synonyms:
   turn, hinge, depend

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1. List of paraphrases for "pivot":

   pivottable, pivoting, pivots, swivel, pivottables, turn, drawing, rotation, turning, dynamic, pivotal, rotate, linchpin, pan

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1. Rochelle Walensky:

   What we really are working to do is pivot the language to make sure that everybody is as up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines as they personally could be, should be, based on when they got their last vaccine, so, importantly, right now, we're pivoting our language. We really want to make sure people are up to date.

2. Andrew Cooper:

   The people who are very, very concerned about immigration, what they wanted was purely and simply for the UK to be able to have total control of its borders and total control of the flow of people into this country, and we didn't have an argument that could remotely compete with that. It meant we couldn't really engage in the campaign on that vital issue. We didn't have much option but to keep trying to pivot back to the economic risks.

3. Marco Rubio:

   Our attention span in this country on virtually every issue is 7 to 10 days, and then we pivot. We're one tweet or one story away from focusing on something else.

4. Conor Bernstein:

   Californias rolling blackouts this summer were a stark reminder of the immense challenges faced by moving away from dispatchable power to greater reliance on intermittent sources of energy, and Californias aggressive pivot to renewable sources of power has seen electricity prices steadily climb, rising far faster than in the rest of the country.

5. Tai Wong:

   The big jump in consumer confidence coupled with the recovery in stocks has gold dipping to $1,135 near the key $1,130 pivot, from which gold fell to lows of the move on the Sunday Night Massacre and subsequently regained last week.