reeled

past tense of reel
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as in spun
to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around his mind reeled upon hearing the news that his employer had been indicted for fraud

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Recent Examples of reeled Many movie studios began releasing films direct to streaming during the pandemic, and even though that’s been reeled back significantly, the damage was done. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Tales are spun and then immediately tied back up into knots, and its gothic drama provides a fresh new place for Johnson to play in his preferred genre.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Meer took the snap, rolled to his right and spun away from the pressure.
    David Delgado, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Terry staggered to the lobby and collapsed, according to court documents.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Fed governors are appointed to staggered, 14-year terms to ensure that no single president can appoint too many.
    Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Herald also found a pile of wet clothes, two children’s backpacks and food at the end of a street in Tavernier where the ocean meets the shore, suggesting the group swam to land and changed into dry clothing.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stripped of a reliable majority, Macron's governments have lurched from one showdown to the next.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As bystanders watched, the luxury yacht lurched to one side, tilting dangerously before taking on water.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Green Bay, which rolled past Detroit, 27-13, in its season-opener is now the favorite to win the NFC North.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Piqued by the remarkable successes of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections in June 2024, the president rolled the dice on a parliamentary vote.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Reeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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