Things spiraled out of control.
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Spiraled
Synonyms for "spiraled" (242 found)
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coilcorkscrewhelixspiralingacrobaticsaerobaticsambagiousanfractuousariseascendaspirebackhandedbankbankingbarred spiralbarred spiral galaxybecome airbornechandellecirclecircling
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circuitcircuiteercircuitioncircuitouscircuitousnesscircuitrycircularcircularitycirculatecirculationcircumambiencecircumambiencycircumambulatecircumambulationcircumflexioncircumlocutioncircummigratecircummigrationcircumnavigatecircumnavigationcircumventcirrusclaw skywardclose the circlecochlearcochleate
Noun(1 words)
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coiledcome full circlecome upcompasscorkscrewycosmic noisecrabcrabbingcurlcurl upwardscurlicuecurvecycledescribe a circledeviancedeviancydeviatingdeviationdeviativedevious
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deviousnessdigressiondigressivedipdiscursivedivedivingdraperyencircleencompassentwineevoluteexcursionexcursiveexcursusfeatherfishtailfishtailingflankfloatflyfly aloftgain altitudegalactic circlegalactic clustergalactic coordinatesgalactic latitudegalactic longitudegalactic nebulagalactic noisegalactic polegalaxygarlandgirdlegirdle the globeglidego aboutgo aroundgo around in circlesgo roundgo the roundgo upgrow upgyrategyregyringhanghelical
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helicoidhoverindirectindirectioninvoluteisland universekinkkitelapleave the groundlevitateloomloopmake a circuitmaneuvermeanderingmilky waymountnose diveo-shaped
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obliqueorbitorbitalorbitingout-of-the-wayplaneplowpoiseporpoisepower divepull outpull uppull-uppulloutpush downpushdownrearrear uprevolveringletriserise uprollrollingrotaryroundroundaboutroundaboutnessroundingscrewscrew-shapedscrollscrolledsideslipskidskirtsoarspheroidal galaxyspinspiral galaxyspiral nebulaspirespiroidstallstand upstuntstuntingsupergalaxysurgesurroundswarm upsweep upswirltactical maneuverstake offtendriltowerturbinalturbinateturnturningtwinetwirltwistundulateupupgoupgrowupheaveupriseupspinupstreamupsurgeupswarmupwindverticillatevia lacteavolplanevolutevolutedvolutionvortexwheelwheelingwhirlwhorlwhorledwindwreatheyawzoom
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Her life spiraled out of control after she met Tom.
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Tom's life spiraled out of control after he started using drugs.
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His life spiraled out of control after he started smoking crack cocaine.
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