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or spiralling
as in winding
to follow a circular or spiral course
a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit
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Recent Examples of spiraling
Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The waveforms of those signals serve as an audio fingerprint—in this case, evidence for two black holes spiraling inward toward each other and merging in a massive collision event, sending powerful shock waves across spacetime.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
France has faced spiralling national debt that reached three trillion euros earlier this year—or 114% of the country’s gross domestic product.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Kenya is reportedly planning a $1 billion debt-for-food security deal to reduce its spiraling debt burden.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Reichstag dome is accessible to the public, offering spiraling ramps that give visitors outward views of the Berlin skyline and inward views of the German government meeting below.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
Bond prices have remained low this year amid concerns over spiraling debt and rising budget deficits, keeping yields elevated.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Minus Reeves, his dreams of a career as a movie auteur were spiraling down the drain once more.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
This spiraling effect is quite a serious ongoing concern.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The waveforms of those signals serve as an audio fingerprint—in this case, evidence for two black holes spiraling inward toward each other and merging in a massive collision event, sending powerful shock waves across spacetime.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
France has faced spiralling national debt that reached three trillion euros earlier this year—or 114% of the country’s gross domestic product.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Kenya is reportedly planning a $1 billion debt-for-food security deal to reduce its spiraling debt burden.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Reichstag dome is accessible to the public, offering spiraling ramps that give visitors outward views of the Berlin skyline and inward views of the German government meeting below.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
Bond prices have remained low this year amid concerns over spiraling debt and rising budget deficits, keeping yields elevated.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Minus Reeves, his dreams of a career as a movie auteur were spiraling down the drain once more.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
This spiraling effect is quite a serious ongoing concern.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraling
Verb
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The road might be long and winding, but your team won’t be going it alone.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The 2022 Polestar 2 EV already wowed us on a test drive through New Mexico’s winding mountain roads, but this year’s model promises to be more impressive still.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cut dough spiral into 12 equal pieces.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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At an alumni game at Brigham Young University, Young, on the field with much younger men, can’t resist the chance to test his spiral one last time.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Along the Corniche—a sweeping waterfront promenade curving around the bay—traditional dhows drift past a shimmering skyline of minarets and sculptural skyscrapers.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here, miles away from the nearest public road, a small canyon carves into curving limestone.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Others are greedily consuming matter that surrounds them in a flattened, swirling cloud called an accretion disk.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The massive house spans three stories, including a reception room, bedroom, bathroom, a roof terrace—and, most impressively, a swirling waterslide that shoots out the side of the building, winding around a palm tree.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Spiraling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraling. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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