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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Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Sunday, the Minnesota State Patrol reported three injury crashes, 68 property damage crashes, 177 vehicles off the road, nine spinouts and seven jackknifed semis.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Her car was struck by the fleeing suspect, a woman accused of stealing a pickup truck, who spun out of control after being intentionally struck by a state trooper.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Multiple spinouts were reported on the Steel Bridge on the Bishop Ford Freeway in Calumet City.
—Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Sunday, the Minnesota State Patrol reported three injury crashes, 68 property damage crashes, 177 vehicles off the road, nine spinouts and seven jackknifed semis.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
This war is spinning out of control.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Her car was struck by the fleeing suspect, a woman accused of stealing a pickup truck, who spun out of control after being intentionally struck by a state trooper.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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