variants
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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Verb
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Israel launched new airstrikes on Damascus on Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens of others.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
22 July 2025 -
The attack killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Verb
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The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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George swept the Irish in a 2017-19 home-and-home.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Cavs would get swept in the NBA Finals, but everybody knew James was here to win from that point on.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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