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spiraling

[spahy-ruhl-ing] / ˈspaɪ rəl ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
bending
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It’s even visible looking at this year’s team that’s currently spiraling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In satellite images nor'easters can look strikingly like a hurricane, with spiraling clouds forming over the ocean that span hundreds of miles of coastline.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Its orbit is extremely close to Mars, and the moon is gradually spiraling inward.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

“They aren’t hiking because inflation is spiraling higher or inflation expectations are becoming un-anchored,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Chip kicked his desk chair, and sent it spiraling across the basement floor.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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