spin·out
ˈspin-ˌau̇t 
: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway
spun out; spinning out; spins out
: to make a rotational skid in an automobile
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Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
There were also three spinouts and 73 vehicles that went off the road.
—Cole Premo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Paramount, unlike Netflix, wants to buy the whole company, while the streaming giant plans to let WBD continue spinning out its linear networks business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In the Sierra Nevada, traffic was being turned around on westbound Interstate 80 at the Truckee and Donner Lake interchange due to multiple spinouts, the California Department of Transportation said.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
There were also three spinouts and 73 vehicles that went off the road.
—Cole Premo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
The sheriff said Bzoskie's final moments were spent helping free a motorist who'd spun out in the snow outside his church.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Paramount, unlike Netflix, wants to buy the whole company, while the streaming giant plans to let WBD continue spinning out its linear networks business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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