spin·out
ˈspin-ˌau̇t 
: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway
spun out; spinning out; spins out
: to make a rotational skid in an automobile
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Angelica Mari, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Slick conditions also wreaked havoc in Minnesota where nearly 400 crashes and more than 300 spinouts have occurred since Sunday, according the Minnesota State Patrol.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Take Polestar, the EV spinout of Swedish carmaker Volvo, which delivers one of the most convincing rivals to Tesla, and (most importantly as a reluctant Tesla owner myself) a way to ‘go green’ without lining Elon Musk’s pocket.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
Frequency Therapeutics, an MIT spinout, is looking for new ways to reverse hearing loss.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 May 2022
Early last week, the buzzy social network Bluesky—a onetime Twitter spinout that’s soaking up many refugees from the cesspit now known as X—finally started letting people in without invitations.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
Caltrans officials in Sacramento were urgently watching conditions on Interstate 80 and Highway 50 as spinouts began tying up traffic Friday night.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
The California Highway Patrol said numerous spinouts and collisions forced an hourslong closure of Interstate 80 from west of Truckee, California to the state line west of Reno.
—Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
Among them is General Catalyst, which on Sunday announced a health business spinout with plans to buy a health system of its very own.
—Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 8 Oct. 2023
Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Already near the end of her rope, Gayle Rankin’s coarse, determined Sally Bowles tries desperately to keep from spinning out before coming completely and furiously unraveled (the actor’s eviscerating performance of the title song is destined to become the stuff of you-had-to-see-her lore).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
The songs on Tortured Poets, most of which are mid- or uptempo ballads spun out in the gossamer style that's defined Swift's confessional mode since Folklore, build a closed universe of private and even stolen moments, inhabited by only two people, Swift and a man.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Fantasy author Erin Lindsey enjoyed 1899, but understands why the show was canceled, given the many indications that the story was spinning out of control.
—Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
It's also noted in the book that, at some point, Tilly and Dexter slept together — described as a foot massage spun out of control.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
On Interstate 80 over the Sierra on Friday, multiple vehicles spun out and a big rig jackknifed.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Since going public, Endeavor also spun out its UFC business and merged it with the WWE to create TKO Group Holdings, a public company that will continue to be traded.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
As a result, Iran, through its axis clients—including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria—has tried to walk a fine line between responding to the demand for action and preventing axis responses to the Israeli offensive from spinning out of control.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
Additionally, Suzano invests in startups and spinouts in areas such as agtech and forest tech, novel biomass applications, carbon removal, and sustainable packaging solutions under Suzano Ventures, the firm's $70 million corporate venture capital arm.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Slick conditions also wreaked havoc in Minnesota where nearly 400 crashes and more than 300 spinouts have occurred since Sunday, according the Minnesota State Patrol.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Take Polestar, the EV spinout of Swedish carmaker Volvo, which delivers one of the most convincing rivals to Tesla, and (most importantly as a reluctant Tesla owner myself) a way to ‘go green’ without lining Elon Musk’s pocket.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
Frequency Therapeutics, an MIT spinout, is looking for new ways to reverse hearing loss.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 May 2022
Early last week, the buzzy social network Bluesky—a onetime Twitter spinout that’s soaking up many refugees from the cesspit now known as X—finally started letting people in without invitations.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
Caltrans officials in Sacramento were urgently watching conditions on Interstate 80 and Highway 50 as spinouts began tying up traffic Friday night.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
The California Highway Patrol said numerous spinouts and collisions forced an hourslong closure of Interstate 80 from west of Truckee, California to the state line west of Reno.
—Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
Among them is General Catalyst, which on Sunday announced a health business spinout with plans to buy a health system of its very own.
—Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 8 Oct. 2023
Verb
What has that been like, to watch this heartfelt moment between you and Q get spun out into a meme?
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Already near the end of her rope, Gayle Rankin’s coarse, determined Sally Bowles tries desperately to keep from spinning out before coming completely and furiously unraveled (the actor’s eviscerating performance of the title song is destined to become the stuff of you-had-to-see-her lore).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
The songs on Tortured Poets, most of which are mid- or uptempo ballads spun out in the gossamer style that's defined Swift's confessional mode since Folklore, build a closed universe of private and even stolen moments, inhabited by only two people, Swift and a man.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Fantasy author Erin Lindsey enjoyed 1899, but understands why the show was canceled, given the many indications that the story was spinning out of control.
—Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
It's also noted in the book that, at some point, Tilly and Dexter slept together — described as a foot massage spun out of control.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
On Interstate 80 over the Sierra on Friday, multiple vehicles spun out and a big rig jackknifed.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Since going public, Endeavor also spun out its UFC business and merged it with the WWE to create TKO Group Holdings, a public company that will continue to be traded.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
As a result, Iran, through its axis clients—including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria—has tried to walk a fine line between responding to the demand for action and preventing axis responses to the Israeli offensive from spinning out of control.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
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