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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  • At that time, researchers identified a plasma spiral roughly 1,000 kilometers wide that hovered above the North Pole for nearly eight hours.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • Even so, her spiral downward to near death before ending up in treatment is ridiculously, gloriously brisk.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 June 2026
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  • From $561 per night. Perks: Saltwater pool and spa, king beds in all rooms, piano, fire pit At the top of a long and winding drive awaits Le Petite Retreat.
    Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 June 2026
  • Said Rahmani often compared his life story to the plot of Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist, in which a young shepherd sets off on a long and winding journey to find his treasure, only to learn that it was buried near his home all along.
    Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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“Screwlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwlike. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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