spiraled

variants or spiralled
past tense of spiral

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spiraled The Zach Werenski situation spiraled into a vetoed trade to the Stars, then settled. Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The actress entered treatment for the first time when Kaya was 4 months old after realizing her drinking had spiraled out of control. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Directed by Rupert Goold, the Stephen Adly Guirgis adaptation revisited the true story of a 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery that spiraled into a hostage crisis and captivated the nation. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 But what should have been a pretty mundane meal spiraled into a heated viral debate about in-flight food etiquette when fellow passengers started to complain about the smell. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026 The Sparks easily could have spiraled following Monday’s disaster in Seattle. Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 In the months after Assad’s fall in Syria, there were several eruptions of violence between groups loyal and opposed to al-Sharaa that spiraled into sectarian revenge attacks, in which Sunni Islamist fighters affiliated with the new government carried out attacks on Alawite and Druze civilians. ABC News, 28 June 2026 The pilot managed to release his seat restraints, open a cargo door, deploy his emergency parachute and jump as the plane spiraled into a field, the report said. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026 Hotel prices appear to have spiraled even lower. George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
Verb
  • If your aloe vera plant isn’t getting enough water, its leaves will look thinner than usual or become limp or curled.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
  • Laura followed him, curled her body gently into his on top of the covers, lying there as all the streetlamps came on outside.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • For example, a gardener may not see a snake coiled among the plants.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • As highlighted by the white circle on the chart, the MACD indicator is currently tightly coiled.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Long before curved, sculptural homes became a fixture of luxury real estate, French architect Claude Misbach was experimenting with the idea on the Mediterranean coast.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
  • The bigger the mass and the closer to that mass the light passes, the more its path is curved.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026

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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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