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

spun

[spuhn] / spʌn /
ADJECTIVE
netted
Synonyms


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How much better loved would it have been had Wenlock been a warlock, a creature spun from the Merlin of Arthurian legend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Some analysts have even spun it as a point in his favor.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

To reach weapons-grade—93% or higher—the material must be spun in sensitive centrifuges that are subject to breakage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In 2016, it was bought by Western Digital, then spun out again just last year.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I had lots of gold, spun into perfect little coils with my mother’s spinning wheel.

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




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