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or spiralling
as in winding
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
Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
As thunderstorm activity organizes in the spiraling bands, low-level air converges toward the center, then moves upward.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The game was spiraling but Roberts pressed another button.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Led by scientists at Rice University in Houston, the study suggests Jupiter's early growth cut off the flow of gas and dust toward the inner solar system, preventing the material that would one day form Earth, Venus and Mars from spiraling into the sun.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Foster had wanted the conflict to be embedded in the Jewish grieving process, which is completely foreign to Joanne and leaves her spiraling over Noah’s whereabouts.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Yves Saint Laurent, Andy Warhol and decorator Jacques Grange — who curated a room in the exhibit — attended an auction of Doucet’s collection in 1972, kickstarting an Art Deco revival that sent prices spiraling.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Chicago is either a war zone quickly spiraling out of control, or a peaceful city under siege by an overreaching federal government.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
An 11-year-old Thomas could see the lights, red and blue hues spiraling through the windows.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This season, the comparison becomes particularly apropos as Jason and Brett Oppenheim — the ostensible leaders of the Oppenheim Group — realize that exercising little to no authority over their agents for eight seasons has resulted in things spiraling out of control.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
As thunderstorm activity organizes in the spiraling bands, low-level air converges toward the center, then moves upward.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The game was spiraling but Roberts pressed another button.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Led by scientists at Rice University in Houston, the study suggests Jupiter's early growth cut off the flow of gas and dust toward the inner solar system, preventing the material that would one day form Earth, Venus and Mars from spiraling into the sun.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Foster had wanted the conflict to be embedded in the Jewish grieving process, which is completely foreign to Joanne and leaves her spiraling over Noah’s whereabouts.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Yves Saint Laurent, Andy Warhol and decorator Jacques Grange — who curated a room in the exhibit — attended an auction of Doucet’s collection in 1972, kickstarting an Art Deco revival that sent prices spiraling.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Chicago is either a war zone quickly spiraling out of control, or a peaceful city under siege by an overreaching federal government.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
An 11-year-old Thomas could see the lights, red and blue hues spiraling through the windows.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraling
Verb
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Here, sculptures, interactive exhibits, and winding paths encourage exploration at every turn.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Everybody’s ripping on one another, taking the piss out, winding each other up.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This track has more spiral turns than any other track previously created by Andretti.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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His existence as an unremarkable man is overturned, and as things spiral violently out of control, he is forced to flee and change his life completely in a movie that rides the new wave of French horror.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Indecisive defending around the edge of the box and an unconvincing header by Maxim De Cuyper led to Matheus Cunha giving United a 24th-minute lead against the run of play with a curving shot.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The ethereal structure comprises 297 stainless steel panels that had to be carefully fitted together and integrated with the curving staircases, whose wood elements evoke a ship’s deck.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The prudent way forward ought then to be to read today’s many swirling war stories with greater acuity—or even to learn how to write an altogether different story.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Walls and floors are white, while flashes of color and texture appear in the form of chubby bouclé sofas and chairs or swirling rugs covered in Burberry’s signature shade of deep blue.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Key qualities are the multicolor LED lights and sound machine functions (30 non-looping sounds, by the way).—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
18 Sep. 2025
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Following the close pass, 2025 FA22 will continue its 668-day looping path through the inner solar system that takes it well beyond the orbit of Mars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Spiraling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraling. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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