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  • past tense form of spin.
  • past participle of spin.
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spun

[spuhn] / spʌn /
ADJECTIVE
netted
Synonyms


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We, the audience, are the final piece of the puzzle, the culpable players who not only ate up the original “To Catch a Predator,” but all the media and memes that spun off it.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Deflected shot hit the post and spun wide.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“So excited for my cortado! I wonder how it will taste!” he shrieked at his screen as he spun around the room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Waymo spun out of Google in 2016, and has since drastically expanded its service footprint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

I had lots of gold, spun into perfect little coils with my mother’s spinning wheel.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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