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or spiralled
as in winded
to follow a circular or spiral course
a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit
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Recent Examples of spiraled
His rehab went slower than expected, however, and the Braves’ season spiraled.
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
And his stops on campus tours were often met with impassioned protests that sometimes spiraled into chaos and violence, leading some schools to adopt strict security measures around his appearances.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The persecution worsened more than a decade ago during uprisings that remade the Middle East by toppling dictators — including Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak — but in some places spiraled into civil war.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Then tonsillitis spiraled into sepsis.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
What began as a series of anonymous messages targeting a teenage girl and her boyfriend spiraled into a months-long investigation, ending in a devastating betrayal no one saw coming.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the British prime minister backed a mini-budget featuring a raft of unfunded fiscal stimulus, spooking the City to the extent that the pound spiraled to its lowest value ever against the dollar.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
But what started as a misguided attempt at connection spiraled out of control.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 1987–88, after protests in Lhasa spiraled into street violence, the Dalai Lama issued a stern warning to his fellow Tibetans to remain peaceful.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
And his stops on campus tours were often met with impassioned protests that sometimes spiraled into chaos and violence, leading some schools to adopt strict security measures around his appearances.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The persecution worsened more than a decade ago during uprisings that remade the Middle East by toppling dictators — including Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak — but in some places spiraled into civil war.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Then tonsillitis spiraled into sepsis.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
What began as a series of anonymous messages targeting a teenage girl and her boyfriend spiraled into a months-long investigation, ending in a devastating betrayal no one saw coming.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the British prime minister backed a mini-budget featuring a raft of unfunded fiscal stimulus, spooking the City to the extent that the pound spiraled to its lowest value ever against the dollar.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
But what started as a misguided attempt at connection spiraled out of control.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 1987–88, after protests in Lhasa spiraled into street violence, the Dalai Lama issued a stern warning to his fellow Tibetans to remain peaceful.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
Verb
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Set to Sport, Maybach SL attacks curved freeway onramps or 2-lanes with style.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
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That same day, a student opened fire at a Colorado high school, critically wounding two peers.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the past two years, more than 10% of the population has been killed or wounded - including tens of thousands of children - and that number only continues to rise.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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
Verb
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After the shooting, the school was placed in a lockdown and officials swept the campus.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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But on just the third play of the fourth quarter, veteran tight end Zach Ertz turned a short pass in the flat into a 20-yard TD.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas defensive end Phillip Lee turned a question about the challenges Ole Miss presents into a reflection on what the Razorbacks are doing.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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