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or spiralled
as in winded
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
In 2022, the British prime minister backed a mini-budget featuring a raft of unfunded fiscal stimulus, spooking the City to the extent that the pound spiraled to its lowest value ever against the dollar.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
But what started as a misguided attempt at connection spiraled out of control.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The demonstrations first erupted over government perks for lawmakers but spiraled after a police vehicle fatally struck a motorcycle taxi driver.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In 1987–88, after protests in Lhasa spiraled into street violence, the Dalai Lama issued a stern warning to his fellow Tibetans to remain peaceful.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Cox started using again and quickly spiraled.
—Muhammad Memon, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
This spiraled into a consuming drive to do more and compete with myself in a never-ending cycle.
—Maile Keone, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In about a quarter of the 108 cases where individuals were seriously hurt or killed, officers initiated contact with the subjects, often over minor infractions that spiraled out of control.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite these treatments, her health took a turn in May 2024 when a sinus infection spiraled into heart failure.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
But what started as a misguided attempt at connection spiraled out of control.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The demonstrations first erupted over government perks for lawmakers but spiraled after a police vehicle fatally struck a motorcycle taxi driver.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In 1987–88, after protests in Lhasa spiraled into street violence, the Dalai Lama issued a stern warning to his fellow Tibetans to remain peaceful.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Cox started using again and quickly spiraled.
—Muhammad Memon, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
This spiraled into a consuming drive to do more and compete with myself in a never-ending cycle.
—Maile Keone, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In about a quarter of the 108 cases where individuals were seriously hurt or killed, officers initiated contact with the subjects, often over minor infractions that spiraled out of control.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Despite these treatments, her health took a turn in May 2024 when a sinus infection spiraled into heart failure.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
Verb
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Bathrooms are also curved, with an abundance of wood and dark-green tile.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 Aug. 2025
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The skull vault curved like that of Homo sapiens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Two Chicagoans were fatally wounded in separate shootings Sunday evening, according to police.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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The white beard, the twinkling eyes behind round spectacles, the mustache curled with wax at its ends are all real, all his.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.—
Miriam Toews
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Inside each 13-centimeter-long rectangular 8-track cartridge is a loop of almost 1 cm-wide magnetic tape that is coiled around a circular reel, as explained in an EverPresent blog post on the technology.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The wildfire that swept through Chinese Camp, dubbed the 6-5 Fire, had grown to 6,984 acres as of Thursday and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Valverde turned 27 in July and is now in his eighth season with Madrid’s first team since joining from Penarol in his Uruguayan homeland for €5million as an 18-year-old in summer 2016.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Valdez turned his back to the plate and paused as Salazar and Volpe stared at him.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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