spiraling
Example Sentences
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That assessment can send the mind spiraling, and anxiety increases.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I just thought that episode was really funny and special and weird. Coop and Mel are both spiraling in their own way. They’re kind of parallel spiraling.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The iPhone maker in June raised prices for its Mac computers and iPad tablets, citing spiraling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of artificial intelligence, though it spared the iPhone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The Drama” has Robert Pattinson and Zendaya spiraling right before a wedding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Each spiraling ladder of your DNA is a single, amazingly complex molecule.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
