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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
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
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
Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
From there, the fallout spreads quickly, spiraling into manipulation, resentment and power plays that ripple throughout the workplace.
—Ryan Brennan
april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Our society seems to be spiraling into a vortex of callousness, ignorance, cynicism, violence, intolerance, and hate.
—Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
The empire was spiraling into economic ruin.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
From Rue’s spiraling addiction to Maddy’s (Alexa Demie) fearless confidence, the cast of Euphoria never ceases to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Some Haitians who joined the protest don’t work at the industrial park but wanted to express their frustration at Haiti’s spiraling crises, with gang violence surging and poverty deepening.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ship captains are too nervous to enter the waterway, choking off supply and sending prices spiraling.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Haiti, the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, has been hit the hardest by rising oil prices that experts warn will deepen a spiraling humanitarian crisis.
—Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
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
In the intervening months, Hollywood had suffered an actors’ strike, a writers’ strike, a spiraling production exodus and a content contraction precipitated by the economics of streaming and the rise of creators on media platforms like YouTube and TikTok.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
From there, the fallout spreads quickly, spiraling into manipulation, resentment and power plays that ripple throughout the workplace.
—Ryan Brennan
april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Our society seems to be spiraling into a vortex of callousness, ignorance, cynicism, violence, intolerance, and hate.
—Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
The empire was spiraling into economic ruin.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
From Rue’s spiraling addiction to Maddy’s (Alexa Demie) fearless confidence, the cast of Euphoria never ceases to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Some Haitians who joined the protest don’t work at the industrial park but wanted to express their frustration at Haiti’s spiraling crises, with gang violence surging and poverty deepening.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ship captains are too nervous to enter the waterway, choking off supply and sending prices spiraling.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Haiti, the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, has been hit the hardest by rising oil prices that experts warn will deepen a spiraling humanitarian crisis.
—Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraling
Adjective
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But the Trail Blazers didn't spiral.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rezz has become known over the years for her powerful live performances and her signature glowing spiral goggles.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Settle On In Camp Lucy, a beacon of luxury just beyond town, sits down a winding road surrounded by open pastures.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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This climbing plant is long and slender, snaking up trellises and winding around pergolas.—
Claudia Guthrie,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lowery manifests that vision as a swirling tangle of red fabric that acquires an almost corporeal form, a mesmerizing jolt of color in the sumptuous darkness of DP Andrew Droz Palermo’s visuals (Rina Yang shot the concert scenes).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Under the exquisite surface is something quite moving, a grieving family grappling with the kinds of big, swirling, complicated feelings that make life hard and art great.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As a performer, Tetzloff uses a natural physicality, at times leaning back from the piano as if to take a good look at his hands on the keys, and at other times coiling forward in rapt concentration.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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Look to Hermès for a fresh take on jewelry styling by coiling a silk scarf around a pendant and pairing with a simple button-up and trousers.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This curling action is often the precursor to a broader trend change, signaling that the sellers are losing their grip.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Think horseshoes, bocce ball, futsal, axe throwing … and yes, curling.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The mattress's latex core has a five-zone structure that provides varying levels of firmness tailored to support different areas of your body — with the most enhanced support in the mid-section to prevent your back from curving or sagging.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hiding in a labyrinth of gardens and more than 50 art installations, private bungalows and three-bedroom villas with freshwater pools overlook Crete’s curving, mountainous coastline.—
Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The main performance is scheduled to include aerial acrobatics, bondage, burlesque and drag performers from groups such as The Dragonettes, AKArts Collective and others with hypnotic live looping and vocal music from Morgan Sorne.—
Anne Schrager,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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“Spiraling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraling. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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