spiral
Example Sentences
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Iranians protested for a third straight day over deepening frustration with a spiraling economic crisis that has gripped the country since its war with Israel.
One pendant evokes the sea with its swirl of mother-of-pearl, spiral seashells and rivulets of pale gray leather arranged above a piece of bleached coral.
From Los Angeles Times
It was an attempt by Redick and the team to prevent things from spiraling out of control after three consecutive losses.
From Los Angeles Times
As this material spirals inward under immense gravity, it forms a rotating, disk-shaped structure before falling into the black hole.
From Science Daily
Both moves have the same objective: preserving a system still shaken by last summer’s 12-day war with Israel and by sanctions that have sent the economy spiraling.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
