coils 1 of 2

noun

plural of coil
as in disturbances
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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coils

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verb

present tense third-person singular of coil
as in curls
to follow a circular or spiral course a vine coiling around a pillar

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Recent Examples of coils
Noun
The wraps will form a series of tight coils and cinch down around the main line. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026 This durable twin mattress has internal air coils for support and a pillow rest at one end. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 The three-in-one spray is especially great for those with curly hair, thanks to its ability to revive bounce and definition in waves and coils. — Claire West, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Thea Energy’s approach uses planar superconducting coils that can be manufactured in modules and arranged to create the magnetic field needed to confine plasma. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 An animalistic sense of intimidation coils beneath each gesture as Bracken offers a remarkable follow-up to her breakout role as a stern clairvoyant. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Clean or replace air filters and condenser coils to keep your HVAC system running efficiently. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 22 July 2026 According to the union, the museum has failed to maintain upkeep on both its windows and its fan coils. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026 With a catheter inserted into a vein, intravenous tubing fitted and a syringe pump loaded and primed, the subject waits as the bed retracts until his brain is centered within the great coils of an MRI machine calibrated to map altered brain states. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
Verb
Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 Visitors are typically brought by elevator to the uppermost exhibition level and then follow a broad, gently descending ramp that coils around a central void. — Bridget Borgobello may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026 When startled, the snake coils its body into a figure-eight shape or raises its tail to mimic another head and confuse predators. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coils
  1. disturbances
  2. winds
  3. stirs
  4. commotions
  5. rackets
  6. rows
  7. noises
  8. storms
Noun
  • Officers say the changes are aimed at addressing a recent rise in overnight disturbances while reassuring visitors and businesses that Old Sacramento remains a safe destination.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • They are identified as brain activity accompanied with multisensory disturbances and sometimes don’t even cause the signature intense pain.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026
Definition of disturbances
Verb
  • There is little water in play on the front nine as the course winds through native grasslands, requiring players to shape shots both ways to best navigate the doglegs and approach shots.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The course then winds through a series of bends before leading drivers onto 7th Street.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of winds
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • Fujimori centered her campaign around promises to improve security in Peru, where extortion rackets have become a significant problem.
    — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
  • The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of rackets
Noun
  • Rafaela turned on it and sent a towering solo homer three rows deep in left-center field.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Bleacher seats in the top rows of the 7,500-seat main stadium were going for $100 on the secondary market in the middle of the week.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • The training will include blank ammunition and training rounds, along with a significant presence of emergency vehicles and loud noises, police said.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Despite his crude humor and lewd noises, this goofy guy is admittedly kind of cute.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • The chance of rain reaching the Kansas City metro from the morning storms is low, but there’s another chance of pop-up storms with heavy downpours possible Wednesday afternoon and evening, forecasters said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • The active pattern comes after days of weather extremes across the country, including destructive storms in the Midwest, flooding concerns in the East, dangerous heat across the South and wildfires in the West.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of storms

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