wheels
Britishplural noun
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the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc
the wheels of government
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an informal word for car
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a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc
Example Sentences
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To help you avoid spinning your wheels all night about trade deals, I recommend:
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
And, perhaps most memorably significant, the Trojan Horse is discovered half-submerged on the beach, and not outside Troy’s gates on wheels.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
It also set in motion, Clay Risen writes, “the wheels of myth-making, idealism, and national self-interest that would guide the country through the twentieth century.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“We have the wheels in motion to see a steeper decline in checks,” Washington said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
My wheels on the sand feel so different than they did when they moved over the floor in the lab.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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