as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit
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as in winding
turning around an axis like the thread of a screw
a spiral staircase takes visitors up into the Statue of Liberty
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Recent Examples of spiral
Todd Plummer, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
During the five-day February 2021 freeze, spiraling wholesale prices led ERCOT to overcharge its customers by more than $4.2 billion.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Standing before the exhibit, Rosanne Cash gazes at the three pages, torn from a spiral notebook, now behind glass for all to see.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The only solution to ending the propaganda spiral is by telling the truth.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Verb
It’s centered around the base of a cerulean alpine lake, with a charming village filled with coffee shops and restaurants, and a network of hiking and biking trails spiraling out in all directions.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
During the five-day February 2021 freeze, spiraling wholesale prices led ERCOT to overcharge its customers by more than $4.2 billion.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Rather than using a spiral tracking feature embossed on conventional optical discs (hence the land and grooves), Folio does head tracking with a separate laser focused on the disc substrate where the tracking pattern is embossed.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Standing before the exhibit, Rosanne Cash gazes at the three pages, torn from a spiral notebook, now behind glass for all to see.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
As auroras form, Earth's magnetic field redirects the particles toward the poles through a process that produces a stunning display of rays, spirals and flickers that have fascinated humans for millennia.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The only solution to ending the propaganda spiral is by telling the truth.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiral
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Old Lady would finally get a third goal as Francisco Conceicao curled a left-footed effort into the bottom corner, before Gonzalez completed the rout with what was undoubtedly the best goal of the game.Adam Digby, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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These locations give them better visibility but also provide winding advantages.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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After a warm welcome, you’ll be led down a winding brick pathway dotted with bougainvillea to one of ten private red and white bungalows, each decked out with a full kitchen, comfy beds, and a balcony that’s perfect for star gazing and listening to the whistling tree frogs.Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, managers constantly seek ways to stay ahead of the curve.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Short sleepers sit on one end of the curve, long sleepers on the other.Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Despite its name, what this place has is the widest variety of börek, flaky pastry topped with seeds and coiled around fillings like feta, spinach, and potato.Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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According to La Roche-Posay, apply this to the face and neck in circular motions.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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But researchers know of multiple circular monuments in northeastern Scotland that were purposely laid flat.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
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This technique would be similar to how forensic scientists match fingerprints today, by comparing just a few points of interest rather than the entire whorl.Adam Czajka, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2019
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Hike the craggy ridges of Sete Cidades, where twin sapphire lakes glisten below kayakers, or meander on the winding paths to the crater lake of Lagoa do Fogo.Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Made from steel, it is organically shaped, like part of a tree is hanging down, with wild, winding branches.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This allows the field strength to remain nearly the same when rotated around the helical axis, improving particle confinement and stability and reducing energy loss.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024
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Why animals construct helical burrows: Construction vs. post-construction benefits University of Florida.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Spiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiral. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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