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or spiralled
as in curled
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
To experts, the situation aboard a cruise ship has not spiraled because, unlike COVID-19 or measles or the flu, hantavirus does not spread easily.
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Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
But experts say the situation has not spiraled because, unlike COVID-19 or measles or the flu, hantavirus does not spread easily.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Spread by social media flyers or mass messages beforehand, the takeovers have on occasion spiraled into chaos, with reports of fights, robberies, gunshots and general disruption.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Under the Biden administration, federal spending spiraled with little meaningful congressional pushback, the border was left unsecured despite clear warning signs and executive agencies operated with limited scrutiny.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
At that point, things only spiraled further.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Senior White House staff discussed invoking the Twenty-fifth as Nixon spiralled into paranoia.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
What started as an argument over using a water cup for soda quickly spiraled into gunfire inside a West Palm Beach Taco Bell, police said.
—Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Prices spiraled everywhere, including here.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
But experts say the situation has not spiraled because, unlike COVID-19 or measles or the flu, hantavirus does not spread easily.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Spread by social media flyers or mass messages beforehand, the takeovers have on occasion spiraled into chaos, with reports of fights, robberies, gunshots and general disruption.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Under the Biden administration, federal spending spiraled with little meaningful congressional pushback, the border was left unsecured despite clear warning signs and executive agencies operated with limited scrutiny.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
At that point, things only spiraled further.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Senior White House staff discussed invoking the Twenty-fifth as Nixon spiralled into paranoia.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
What started as an argument over using a water cup for soda quickly spiraled into gunfire inside a West Palm Beach Taco Bell, police said.
—Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Prices spiraled everywhere, including here.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
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Their legs trembled beneath them, their hands and heads shook with anxiety, and at times Snow, in tears, curled into the arms of friends and loved ones.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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This was their first goal direct from a free kick in a Clasico since Lionel Messi curled one past Iker Casillas back in October 2012.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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By now, the mind-altering powers coiled in these devices are evident.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The heavier dust particles are pushed back by sunlight, forming a broad, often curved tail that reflects sunlight according to Swinburne University of Technology.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Video emerged online showing a red Ferrari shooting out of a tunnel along the highway at a high speed, slamming into a concrete barrier where the road curved and erupting into flames.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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