I. noun
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downward spiral
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She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs.
inflationary spiral (= a continuing rise in both wages and prices )
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A new round of wage increases could trigger an inflationary spiral .
spiral notebook
spiral staircase
spiralling/soaring inflation (= inflation that is increasing quickly and out of control )
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Argentina was suffering from spiralling inflation.
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■ ADJECTIVE
downward
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My theory is we're going into this horrible downward spiral and Clinton is a poor imitation of Kennedy.
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So those economic dynamics contribute to a continuing downward spiral .
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But the significance of the Merck move is that it signals a downward spiral in drug prices.
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It has continued on that downward spiral since.
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What might prompt Mr Wahid's opponents to act would be if the economy continues its downward spiral .
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Perhaps the most shocking news was that children got hit the hardest in this downward spiral .
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After an unfortunate and ill-timed brush with the law, it was almost impossible for Marinello to arrest his downward spiral .
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The dole is just a downward spiral .
inflationary
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The inflationary spiral constituted a grave threat which, if not halted, could jeopardise the entire economy.
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He started blustering about the general election and an end to the inflationary spiral .
upward
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At that point, however, the still increasing emissions of carbon dioxide will begin the upward spiral once more.
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Alternatively, or in addition, the upward spiral is the product of some of the surprising consequences of co-operation.
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The tyres squeal like piglets around endless upward spirals .
vicious
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It's a vicious spiral: she feeds it, I feed her -.
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Pursuit encourages further retreat, and so a vicious spiral is established which can destabilize a relationship.
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The process goes into a vicious spiral , on a timescale of hundreds of thousands of years.
■ NOUN
stair
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It was always worse going down, and spiral stairs were the very devil in the dark if you had big feet.
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They looked up the spiral stair .
staircase
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She pulled herself back up the spiral staircase and made for the bathroom.
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In the same building there is triple spiral staircase .
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Imagine three spiral staircases starting from the ground 120 degrees apart in plan view, and twisting round one another!
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At the top of the spiral staircases are two wooden trapdoors leading on to the battlements.
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But then they began to climb up a narrow, spiral staircase , and she saw no more.
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No doubt she'd soon get used to it she told herself as she followed Kerly down a metal spiral staircase .
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A narrow spiral staircase leads up from chamber 2b to 2c; characters must ascend in single file.
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Well-dressed suckers were pouring out of the upstairs theatre, barrelling down the rickety spiral staircase , skidding on the highly polished floor.
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It has continued on that downward spiral since.
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It is difficult to cook the inside spirals because of the filling so this extra time is important.
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Perhaps the most shocking news was that children got hit the hardest in this downward spiral .
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Self-pity tends to block taking action that will be truly effective in reversing the downward spirals of primary and family diseases.
II. verb
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■ ADVERB
down
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And she felt herself spiralling down into the fiery darkness.
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Those arriving high in the sky descend by banking sharply on out-stretched wings, then spiral down .
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He says it will spiral down to 1,800 by next year.
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Soon afterwards a wind sent the last of its bright leaves spiralling down .
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To lose height pilots have to spiral down to the runway.
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Eighty-seven steps spiralling down sixty feet below ground level, into the Foot Tunnel beneath the Thames.
out
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Yet, the fact that costs have been spiralling out of control is evident.
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Adler launched into Summertime-that glorious thing he has been playing since he worked with Gershwin, spinning out spiralling improvisations.
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But that was the day the crisis spiralled out of control.
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But is borrowing spiralling out of control?
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The holy water spiralled out of the bottle and hit Vlad full in the chest.
up
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Blue magnesium flares went spiralling up into the chilly night.
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This marble figure seems to flame and spiral up , surging, groaning like an earthquake, subsiding even as he rises.
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In the wall opposite her was a landing from which concrete steps spiralled up and down.
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Flame-shaped bulbs spiralled up from gold-tone leaves.
■ NOUN
control
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Too much was happening that he couldn't explain, things were spiralling out of his control .
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Yet, the fact that costs have been spiralling out of control is evident.
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But that was the day the crisis spiralled out of control .
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But is borrowing spiralling out of control ?
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Since the project started five years ago, costs have spiralled.
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Smoke spiralled upward from the chimney.
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We watched the leaves spiral down from the trees in the cold autumn wind.
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With inflation spiralling out of control, the country was close to economic collapse.
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A black whirlwind, they fill the air with the click of leathery wings as they spiral through the trees.
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At a more complex psychological level, motion that spirals clockwise connects us to the Sun.
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Entranced, she watched herself watching them as they spiralled to earth around her.
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However, Clinton has disregarded the debt ceiling law, allowing the nation to spiral further into debt.
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Too much was happening that he couldn't explain, things were spiralling out of his control.