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spiralling

verb as in screw

Strongest match

verb as in spin

verb as in convolute

verb as in gyrate

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Those cleared included homes with mounting coronavirus outbreaks before or during the inspections, as well as those that saw cases and deaths spiral upward after inspectors reported no violations had been found, in some cases multiple times.

Beyond the spiral arms of our galaxy lies a giant halo of hot gas.

Multiple poll workers withdrew during the April primary as the pandemic spiraled out of control.

This tension could spiral into various unpleasant scenarios of varying danger or risk to the country.

Deprived of his right to exercise his talent, Taku SEKINE, who lived for the kitchen, within two months locked himself in a violent spiral of depression.

From Eater

The Atlantis was spiralling up to her ten-thousand-foot level, and in a moment or two she was nothing more than a speck.

In a few more strides, Alex would be over its outer perimeter spiralling down endless chutes of dirt.

All these great continental and oceanic systems of spiralling winds are important climatic controls.

That hill is not a badly spiralling one, but it is long and steep and usually ridden with brakes.

The volan was fluttering, spiralling slowly as Georg struggled to hold his place.

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On this page you'll find 578 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spiralling, such as: alternate, bowl, circle, coil, curve, and drape.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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