coiled 1 of 2

past tense of coil

coiled

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coiled
Adjective
Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside. Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there. Miriam Toews september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025 Inside each 13-centimeter-long rectangular 8-track cartridge is a loop of almost 1 cm-wide magnetic tape that is coiled around a circular reel, as explained in an EverPresent blog post on the technology. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2025 Just grab it and don’t get coiled. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025 Conductive yarn is coiled around the outside of the barrel, and covered with a soft polymer grip. New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025 That includes the obnoxious power strip, the slinky of cords coiled like a bad habit, and the dozens of imitation wireless chargers that still lean on cable spaghetti hidden under the table. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiled
Verb
  • Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The white beard, the twinkling eyes behind round spectacles, the mustache curled with wax at its ends are all real, all his.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Place in springform pan, spiral side up, and repeat until pan is filled.
    Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Employers look for people who can set priorities and stay on top of deadlines without letting costs spiral out of control.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Set to Sport, Maybach SL attacks curved freeway onramps or 2-lanes with style.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Others are greedily consuming matter that surrounds them in a flattened, swirling cloud called an accretion disk.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The massive house spans three stories, including a reception room, bedroom, bathroom, a roof terrace—and, most impressively, a swirling waterslide that shoots out the side of the building, winding around a palm tree.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Coiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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