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Example Sentences
Main Entry:
spi·ral
[
spahy
-r
uh
l
]
/
ˈspaɪ
rəl
/
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Part of Speech:
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spiral
Main Entry:
spiral
Part of Speech:
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry:
spiral
Part of Speech:
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example Sentences
It is too soon to talk of a new protectionist
spiral
.
More often, the
spiral
is discernible only in the whirling organization of interior spaces.
There is a risk that public debt will eventually
spiral
out of control unless taxes are raised or spending cut.
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It is too soon to talk of a new protectionist
spiral
.
More often, the
spiral
is discernible only in the whirling organization of interior spaces.
There is a risk that public debt will eventually
spiral
out of control unless taxes are raised or spending cut.
What economists mean by real inflation is, of course, a wage-price
spiral
and that is not happening.
Fisher showed how such a
spiral
could turn mere busts into depressions.
The two
spiral
galaxies are slated to become one, although the process takes millions of years.
Both narratives have a basis in reality but can
spiral
into permanent suspicion and antagonism.
It is still a wonderful and beautiful country, but in a steady
spiral
of decline.
In contrast with those episodes, the central bank does not now have to counter a home-grown inflationary
spiral
.
Bighorn sheep are famous for their
spiral
horns and fine footwork.
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Main Entry:
spiral
Part of Speech:
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