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screwlike

as in spiral
turning around an axis like the thread of a screw performed a screwlike dive into the pool

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Adjective
  • On the far right side, a giant elliptical galaxy appears to have a stream that connects it to a group of galaxies that exhibit spiral and disk-like features, with stellar streams abounding in that galaxy group or cluster.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
  • This track has more spiral turns than any other track previously created by Andretti.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Experts say that these legal challenges are just the beginning of what will surely be a long and winding road through the U.S. court system.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Screwlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwlike. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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