spiral
Example Sentences
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It was an attempt by Redick and the team to prevent things from spiraling out of control after three consecutive losses.
From Los Angeles Times
As this material spirals inward under immense gravity, it forms a rotating, disk-shaped structure before falling into the black hole.
From Science Daily
Both moves have the same objective: preserving a system still shaken by last summer’s 12-day war with Israel and by sanctions that have sent the economy spiraling.
This is a downward spiral - and every time you think it has ended, has kept going deeper.
From BBC
A gift made calmly two weeks ahead will almost always feel more generous than one made in a last-minute spiral.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
