variants
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
But having cost certainty for a top-six winger doesn’t hurt in today’s game, given how prices have spiraled over the last year.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The plunging value of the rial was one trigger for protests that began in late December in Tehran’s main bazaar and then spiraled nationwide.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Either the pebble clouds sometimes collapsed into two separate, co-orbiting bodies that spiraled closer together over time or this binary formed at once, with the rapid spinning and stickiness of the icy pebbles somehow producing the strange shape.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Parents from the opposing team told KDKA-TV that what should have been a simple third-grade tournament quickly spiraled out of control.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … FROM FOX SPORTS – As UCLA spiraled toward another lopsided defeat, Mick Cronin benched center Steven Jamerson II following a hard foul and heated exchange.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Here’s how this beautiful spot spiraled into crisis.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Jacobus started his career in finance in the early 1990s, but that quickly spiraled into him falsely portraying himself as a seasoned financial advisor who managed legitimate investment portfolios, authorities said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
During the Troubles, however—when Ulster spiraled into decades of political violence and communal fear—Heaney’s importance reached beyond literature.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The plunging value of the rial was one trigger for protests that began in late December in Tehran’s main bazaar and then spiraled nationwide.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Either the pebble clouds sometimes collapsed into two separate, co-orbiting bodies that spiraled closer together over time or this binary formed at once, with the rapid spinning and stickiness of the icy pebbles somehow producing the strange shape.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Parents from the opposing team told KDKA-TV that what should have been a simple third-grade tournament quickly spiraled out of control.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … FROM FOX SPORTS – As UCLA spiraled toward another lopsided defeat, Mick Cronin benched center Steven Jamerson II following a hard foul and heated exchange.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Here’s how this beautiful spot spiraled into crisis.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Jacobus started his career in finance in the early 1990s, but that quickly spiraled into him falsely portraying himself as a seasoned financial advisor who managed legitimate investment portfolios, authorities said.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
During the Troubles, however—when Ulster spiraled into decades of political violence and communal fear—Heaney’s importance reached beyond literature.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
Verb
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Moments after Will Osula curled in the stunning winner for Newcastle United against Manchester United on Wednesday night, an old post on social media started to find its way onto the timelines of millions.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Calum Ritchie carried the puck into the Sharks’ zone, curled, and found a trailing Tony DeAngelo, who skated to his right and put a wrist shot on net that Askarov couldn’t handle with his glove as the Islanders took a 1-0 lead.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The form recalls the work’s titular gastropod—massive, coiled, immobilized by its own weight.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Sula’s head rested on her arm, an undone braid coiled around her wrist.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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The gardens, landscaped in both French and English styles, are well kept-after and lush; the rooms feature curved high ceilings and bold washes of paint; the ornate 19th-century furniture is original to the chateau.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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Also dubbed as the balloon jean, barrel hems are intentionally curved–roomy through the leg with a subtler taper and cinch at the ankle.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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