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or spiralled
as in curled
to follow a circular or spiral course
a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit
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Recent Examples of spiraled
The Orange County Fire Authority’s assessment spiraled by a whopping 335% to $399,623 in 2025, up from $91,778 in 2020.
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Ledford's husband has spiraled.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Cuba has for months been squeezed by an American ban on Venezuelan oil imports to the island, which has quickly spiraled into an energy crisis where blackouts and food shortages are common, and health care and transportation judder to a halt.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The Blue Devils had the final possession, and after a Taina Mair corner three-pointer miss went out of bounds off LSU, Ashlon Jackson heaved a final three-point attempt that spiraled into the net.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Once orbiting each other, the brown dwarfs would have gradually spiraled closer and closer together, with the gravitational influence of one brown dwarf causing its counterpart to puff out and become less dense.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Trevallion’s departure also adds to a broader pattern that has reshaped Mitchellville’s government since late 2025, as the city has spiraled from one crisis to the next.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Uncle Nearest and its largest shareholder filed a lawsuit against its main creditor on Tuesday, intensifying a nearly year-long legal saga that started over loans in default and has spiraled since.
—Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
At 13, she was raped and spiraled into post-traumatic stress, depression, and violent self-harm.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Ledford's husband has spiraled.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Cuba has for months been squeezed by an American ban on Venezuelan oil imports to the island, which has quickly spiraled into an energy crisis where blackouts and food shortages are common, and health care and transportation judder to a halt.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The Blue Devils had the final possession, and after a Taina Mair corner three-pointer miss went out of bounds off LSU, Ashlon Jackson heaved a final three-point attempt that spiraled into the net.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Once orbiting each other, the brown dwarfs would have gradually spiraled closer and closer together, with the gravitational influence of one brown dwarf causing its counterpart to puff out and become less dense.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Trevallion’s departure also adds to a broader pattern that has reshaped Mitchellville’s government since late 2025, as the city has spiraled from one crisis to the next.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Uncle Nearest and its largest shareholder filed a lawsuit against its main creditor on Tuesday, intensifying a nearly year-long legal saga that started over loans in default and has spiraled since.
—Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
At 13, she was raped and spiraled into post-traumatic stress, depression, and violent self-harm.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
Verb
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Not only is this location remote and hard to reach, but curled rattlesnakes and tarantulas lurk in nooks.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Her hair was curled into subtle Old Hollywood waves by Rena Calhoun using products from Hair Rituel by Sisley Paris and tools from Mane.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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By now, the mind-altering powers coiled in these devices are evident.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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