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to follow a circular or spiral course
a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit
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Recent Examples of spiraling
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations broke out over the near-collapse of the rial and spiraling economic conditions but grew to become a larger movement against the regime.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In our seminar, Bolin later showed a visualization of 3I/ATLAS's orbit around the galaxy — no neat ellipse, but rather a looping, spiraling path distorted by encounters with gas clouds, spiral arms and dark matter.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends.
—Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Repossi finessed the rose gold used in its latest spiraling Blast high jewelry pieces, playing up its yellow gleam under a gradient of orange gemstones.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Instead of asking him to stop teams falling out of the league, his recent briefs, Tottenham aside, have been about preventing teams from spiralling out of the lucrative European places.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Housing supply has struggled to keep pace, causing spiralling rents and shortages that have sharpened unease about immigration.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Feb. 2026
Held for weeks with no contact The protests began in late December, triggered by anger over spiraling prices, and quickly spread across the country.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The protests began in late December, triggered by anger over spiraling prices, and quickly spread across the country.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
If a group chat keeps spiraling, try setting topics specific enough to require thought and commitment.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Violent confrontations targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota are being driven by outside actors exploiting chaos, not organic protest, according to a protest insider warning that the situation is rapidly spiraling.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations broke out over the near-collapse of the rial and spiraling economic conditions but grew to become a larger movement against the regime.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In our seminar, Bolin later showed a visualization of 3I/ATLAS's orbit around the galaxy — no neat ellipse, but rather a looping, spiraling path distorted by encounters with gas clouds, spiral arms and dark matter.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
The spiraling cost of foodstuffs has been an increasing focus of consumer pain, with cucumbers becoming the most recent lightning rod for popular discontent.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends.
—Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Repossi finessed the rose gold used in its latest spiraling Blast high jewelry pieces, playing up its yellow gleam under a gradient of orange gemstones.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Instead of asking him to stop teams falling out of the league, his recent briefs, Tottenham aside, have been about preventing teams from spiralling out of the lucrative European places.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Housing supply has struggled to keep pace, causing spiralling rents and shortages that have sharpened unease about immigration.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Feb. 2026
Held for weeks with no contact The protests began in late December, triggered by anger over spiraling prices, and quickly spread across the country.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The protests began in late December, triggered by anger over spiraling prices, and quickly spread across the country.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
If a group chat keeps spiraling, try setting topics specific enough to require thought and commitment.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraling
Adjective
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Try the spinach and artichoke escargot — a flaky, rich, bready spiral — for a savory snack.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Silent spiral Wongchingchai feels caught in a silent spiral.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The garden theme continues in the bar, with winding green vines and pops of pastel.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday morning, thousands of visitors and over 100 gallerists representing 24 countries wafted into the maze that is Frieze at the Santa Monica Airport and transformed the space into a winding runway.—
Tyler Matthew Oyer
Feb. 27,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The swirling, whirling mass approaches like a steam train, picking up thousands of tons of matter on its descent, throwing clouds of snow into the air as its gathers speeds of up to 130 kph (80 mph).—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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For a textured finish, Garcia suggests, start with a cat-eye base, and layer cured, clear finishing gel in soft, swirling lines across the nail.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Coil the Hose Keep your hose in good condition for the coming year by coiling it in large, loose loops to avoid kinks.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
31 Dec. 2025
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Our Stochastic oscillator has been coiling in oversold ( < 20) conditions for a considerable period, suggesting building demand from buyers and a scarcity of outstanding sellers.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Wakame, kombu, arame, varieties of brown algae, and aosa, which is green, turn her the deep teal color of waves curling into their shadows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the Winter Games, only curling happens every day.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Read full review Its central address—behind a curving stone entrance and spread over 49 floors above the high-end Pacific Place mall, off leafy Hong Kong Park—is reason enough to book here over the other top hotels that form the city’s skyline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Kayakers have miles of curving shoreline to explore.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Tight baseline battles, pressure from Shelton and counterattacks from Ruud, using the violent topspin of those big looping forehands.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Maggie Daley Park Chicago The quarter-mile outdoor skating ribbon in Maggie Daley Park—with 27,500 feet of ice surface—is a looping path with slight elevation changes that curves past pine trees, a rock climbing wall, and a gorgeous city view.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Spiraling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraling. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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