rotate
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
have been rotating
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present perfect progressiveof rotate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Traders have been rotating out of richly priced tech shares into blue-chip, small-cap and other more diversified stock picks since late 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The stock has benefited from its dependable cash flows, global scale, and dividend appeal at a time when investors have been rotating toward lower-risk names.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
They have been rotating out of tech stocks and have been diversifying into other parts of the market.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Reuters reported in 2021 that a small number of U.S. special operations forces have been rotating into Taiwan on a temporary basis to train their forces.
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2023
If then the earth be rotating more and more slowly, as time goes on, at present, it must have been rotating more rapidly in past time.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
