as in stir
a state of noisy, confused activity
amidst the coil of the office renovations, we even managed to get some work done
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as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
a vine coiling around a pillar
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Recent Examples of coil
Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Hybrid mattresses are often designed with memory foam or gel on top of coils.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
The top coiled down into a layered skirt with flowing ruffled fabric that grazed her knees and calves.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 15 May 2025
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Noun
People with tight curls might benefit since natural scalp oils can’t always penetrate the length of those coils.
—Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Hybrid mattresses are often designed with memory foam or gel on top of coils.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Verb
When mamma came back, the cat actually faced off with her and took a swipe, but kept her distance as the snake coiled to strike.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
The top coiled down into a layered skirt with flowing ruffled fabric that grazed her knees and calves.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coil
Noun
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Later on, Zegler caused a stir with politically divisive social media posts about the 2024 presidential election.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Ohtani’s return to pitching caused a stir around Chavez Ravine.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Calvert stands about 5 foot 1, has smile lines around her big blue eyes and keeps her strawberry-blond bob neatly curled.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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If the particles are flying in the direction of your thumb, their spin follows the direction your fingers curl—on either your right hand or your left.—
Zack Savitsky,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
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The talk started in earnest in the fall of 2023, although even then there were signs of potential long-term disturbance.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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What To Know On June 12, four individuals escaped and entered Delaney Hall following reports of disturbances related to the food quality and conditions inside the facility.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
Verb
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His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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The stadium is in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles and is set back from main roads by winding access drives to the acres of parking lots that surround the stadium.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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Noem stopped speaking for a brief moment during the commotion, then immediately continued.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Press became aware of West’s presence when there was a loud commotion outside the courtroom and a figure in a white-on-white denim outfit was spotted entering the public entrance at the 500 Pearl Street Courthouse.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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The handcrafted sliders in the room are curved without a flaw — and so is the furniture positioned against the walls and the shelves above.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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And young French people, thankfully, are not buying my romanticism—the trend line curves downward more dramatically for them.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, racket sports were top of mind in Milan.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
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Squint, and an MLM racket doesn’t look all that different from the work of an influencer or telemarketer or door-to-door-salesman.—
Lora Kelley,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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View Recipe 08 of 10 Skillet Taco Pie Need to feed a crowd in a hurry?—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
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Kourtney Kardashian is another celebrity who wasn’t in a hurry to move in with her husband Travis Barker.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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“Coil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coil. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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