spiraled

verb

variants or spiralled
past tense of spiral
as in curled
to follow a circular or spiral course a narrow road spiraling up the mountain to the summit

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Recent Examples of spiraled But the mostly peaceful protests spiraled into violent unrest and looting that continued to a lesser extent on Sunday. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 What started out in September as protests over the state of education and cost of living in the country has since spiraled into nationwide violence and rioting, with more than 2,000 people arrested this past weekend alone. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 What had started as regular media binges in college had spiraled out of control. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The French woke up in a state of shock and disbelief on Monday, after weekend demonstrations over education and the cost-of-living crisis spiraled into violence. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 On one side, legions of determined teenagers protesting for their future by blockading schools and taking part in marches that have sometimes spiraled into violence. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Emotions ran high at a Miami-Dade LA Fitness gym Wednesday, then turned violent when an argument over weights spiraled into a man being beaten with a dumbbell and chased around the facility, deputies say. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Now, that cost has spiraled to about $33, according to [Gulf Oil's Tom] Kloza. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 When citizens rioted in 1918 because the prices of essential commodities such as rice had spiralled out of control, gangsters were hired to crack down on the protesters. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiraled
  1. curled
  2. coiled
  3. curved
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  • The top layers were pulled back and away from her face, then pinned behind her ears to show off major diamond earrings, and the lengths were loosely curled.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ten seconds into the game, Gray curled off the right wing and took a pass from teammate Jordin Canada at the top of the key.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of curled
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  • But my grandmother’s note also gave me a chilling glimpse of the familial tension that Dad held coiled inside.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Even after this week's Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco facility, WTI is coiled in a tight triangle between falling resistance in the low 100s and rising support near 90.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of coiled
Verb
  • Where the Duo has curved edges and a distinct D-like appearance, the Z Fold 8 is strictly rectangular with sharp edges all around.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of curved

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“Spiraled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiraled. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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