spiral
noun
a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
spirals
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pluralof spiral.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof spiral (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
spiralnouna plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
Example Sentences
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As material spirals toward a black hole, not all of it necessarily disappears beyond the event horizon, the boundary past which nothing can escape.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The chronological installation begins with Evans’s first two pen-and-ink drawings from about 1935: abstract radiating eyes, spirals, zigzags and squiggles—feverish doodles resembling ancient pictographic narratives set down in a trance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Other countries have fallen victim to debt spirals, where high levels of debt lead investors to demand higher interest rates, in turn fueling more borrowing until eventually a country defaults.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The spirals had become so small that the pencil lines ran together and the result was a shiny black dot.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
