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

spun

[spuhn] / spʌn /
ADJECTIVE
netted
Synonyms


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They seized the football, spun their wheels and corkscrewed even deeper into the NFL basement with a demoralizing 24-16 defeat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Amodei said his company would allow outside evaluators like METR—which was spun off from a nonprofit founded by one of Amodei’s former group housemates—to verify its adherence to safety measures and assess model alignment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

There were the frozen steaks, the fraudulent university, the ill-fated airline shuttle, the bankrupt Atlantic City casinos and a short-lived dating show spun off from “The Apprentice” that was canceled after two seasons.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Deflected shot hit the post and spun wide.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

As long as there was straw in The Kingdom, King Barf would want it spun into gold.

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




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