spun
Example Sentences
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Nearby residents described how “the storm roared and the house was shaking” when the twister spun through.
From Los Angeles Times
The concept for Lifordi’s drug originated at another company, ImmuNext, which spun out from Dartmouth College to develop immunological drugs and license them out to pharmaceutical companies.
"The star must have been spun up through tidal interactions with its companion, which further supports the idea that this system has a complex history."
From Science Daily
Dickens’ story is one of the most famous tales ever spun.
From Salon
Not included are Warner’s basic cable channels, which are set to be spun off into a separate, publicly-traded company called Discovery Global.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
