coiled 1 of 2

past tense of coil

coiled

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiled
Verb
  • The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Koru translates to loop or coil in Māori, and is based on the spiral shape of an unfurling silver fern frond, as a necklace.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • Cone snails, part of the Conidae family, are a type of predatory gastropod mollusk that live inside spiral shells.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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“Coiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiled. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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