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pinwheels

  • plural
    of pinwheel.
    pinwheel
    noun
    a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.

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The ground floor features the father’s cooking space, complete with a glowing fireplace and a bevy of pinwheels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

In the years since, the pinwheels have continued to fascinate, beguile and confound us.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2023

Ten years after the Cronut, pastry chefs are twisting croissant dough into pinwheels and squiggles, tying it in knots and stacking it into cubes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

"The trick to achieving pinwheels that hold their shape and don't fall apart is to wrap the tortilla rolls in plastic wrap and refrigerate them for several hours before slicing."

From Fox News ● Feb. 10, 2022

A procession of intricately etched pinwheels and big- nosed cartoon figures floated across the backs of my eyelids in neon hues.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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