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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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Versant will become the parent company of CNBC when the spinout is complete.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Two years later, Israeli and American cyber warriors introduced Stuxnet, a malicious computer worm that caused thousands of Natanz centrifuges to spin out of control, setting back Iran’s nuclear enrichment.
—Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
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Noun
The two are scouring Bell Labs’ IP portfolio for pieces of technology that might have commercial applications – and the first spinout is in healthcare.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Versant will become the parent company of CNBC when the spinout is complete.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Verb
In its most recent demonstration May 27, Starship spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball before achieving some of its most important objectives.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Two years later, Israeli and American cyber warriors introduced Stuxnet, a malicious computer worm that caused thousands of Natanz centrifuges to spin out of control, setting back Iran’s nuclear enrichment.
—Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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