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or spiralled
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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
The game spiraled from there as the referees tried to get things under control.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The film, in theaters October 10 and streaming October 17, examines how a seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida spiraled into deadly violence, with police bodycam footage and interviews exploring the broader impact of Stand Your Ground laws.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
But the row quickly spiraled, according to deputies.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Bolton argued the the war has spiraled in a negative way since the president’s meeting with Putin in Alaska.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
But things quickly spiraled once the two couples hopped in their car to go home.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Because what should have been a chance to clarify his current business moves or offer some perspective on his legacy spiraled into name-calling, interruptions, and accusations.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
But it has been plagued by performance issues that Gearbox’s CEO has spiraled about, but Gearbox itself has reassured fans are being worked on.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Without those safeguards, the project's scope and budget spiraled out of control.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The film, in theaters October 10 and streaming October 17, examines how a seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida spiraled into deadly violence, with police bodycam footage and interviews exploring the broader impact of Stand Your Ground laws.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
But the row quickly spiraled, according to deputies.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Bolton argued the the war has spiraled in a negative way since the president’s meeting with Putin in Alaska.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
But things quickly spiraled once the two couples hopped in their car to go home.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Because what should have been a chance to clarify his current business moves or offer some perspective on his legacy spiraled into name-calling, interruptions, and accusations.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
But it has been plagued by performance issues that Gearbox’s CEO has spiraled about, but Gearbox itself has reassured fans are being worked on.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Without those safeguards, the project's scope and budget spiraled out of control.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
Verb
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Featuring an ergonomic, curved back that will keep you comfortable long after dessert has finished, plus a plush foam seat, this set of four keeps things fresh and elegant.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
3 Oct. 2025
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The difference in the zero-point energy of space between those two locations tells us, as first derived in Hawking’s 1974 paper, that radiation will be emitted from the region around the black hole, where space is curved the most strongly.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of the eight people who were wounded and survived the mass shooting and fire Sunday at a Grand Blanc Township church, the first to get treatment at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital was a 6-year-old boy, said the doctor who cared for him.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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More than 200 people were wounded.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her dark brown bob was freshly trimmed and curled toward her face; the top brushed and styled over the left side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday, it was curled and blow-dried into a bouncy shag.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Photos from the organization show the python safely coiled on a white towel after it had been brought in.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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For loc’d and tightly coiled textures, where rinsing is more difficult, a detox is even more important.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Tigers won two of three against the Mariners early in the season, then got swept by Seattle at home and were outscored 35-14 during a July series that marked the start of a horrid slide.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Teams have swept the area with thermal cameras to check for any more survivors, to no avail.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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