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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
Smoke spiralled upward through the floors above.
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Things spiraled so quickly for Boston starter Brayan Bello, that the stadium operator was forced to issue a PSA to fans on the scoreboard in the middle of the game.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Things quickly spiraled for Jones.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Then Randle committed two frustration fouls in an 11-second span as the game spiraled out of control for Minnesota.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The cast and crew are shooting the season-two finale’s big trauma scene, an emergency C-section performed on a woman with no history of prenatal care who has spiraled into eclampsia.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
What began as a power struggle between the army and the powerful paramilitary force — former allies in a coup that removed a civilian government — has spiraled into a devastating war.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
The debate even spiraled into comparisons with other celebrities’ unusual sandwich habits.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
That meant Polk had to be pragmatic and end the war before the rising human cost of the conflict spiraled out of control.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Things spiraled so quickly for Boston starter Brayan Bello, that the stadium operator was forced to issue a PSA to fans on the scoreboard in the middle of the game.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Things quickly spiraled for Jones.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Then Randle committed two frustration fouls in an 11-second span as the game spiraled out of control for Minnesota.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The cast and crew are shooting the season-two finale’s big trauma scene, an emergency C-section performed on a woman with no history of prenatal care who has spiraled into eclampsia.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
What began as a power struggle between the army and the powerful paramilitary force — former allies in a coup that removed a civilian government — has spiraled into a devastating war.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
The debate even spiraled into comparisons with other celebrities’ unusual sandwich habits.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
That meant Polk had to be pragmatic and end the war before the rising human cost of the conflict spiraled out of control.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
Verb
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De Paul took a short corner from Telasco Segovia and curled a shot into the upper-right corner of the goal in the 82nd minute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Her platinum blonde hair was chopped into a chin-grazing cut that was curled under at the ends to give a voluminous appearance.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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The existing Grand Boulevard road bridge is curved and has no sidewalk, which poses safety concerns for people on foot and bikes sharing the road with vehicles.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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