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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Cole Premo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The winter storm for the East Coast comes after post-Thanksgiving winter weather caused spinouts, car crashes and calls for driver assistance in the Plains and the Midwest, officials said.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
This search warrant spun out of an investigation into counterfeit $100 bills being presented to Canton-area businesses, and multiple reports of similar crimes in other southeast Michigan communities.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
There were also three spinouts and 73 vehicles that went off the road.
—Cole Premo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The winter storm for the East Coast comes after post-Thanksgiving winter weather caused spinouts, car crashes and calls for driver assistance in the Plains and the Midwest, officials said.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
Each of them, understandably, is spinning out because of it.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
This search warrant spun out of an investigation into counterfeit $100 bills being presented to Canton-area businesses, and multiple reports of similar crimes in other southeast Michigan communities.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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