spin·out
ˈspin-ˌau̇t 
: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway
spun out; spinning out; spins out
: to make a rotational skid in an automobile
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2019
The Colorado Department of Transportation implemented a safety closure in this section of Summit County due to heavy snow accumulation causing multiple vehicle spinouts.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
Robertson spins out a dozen variations, over drone notes that make the track sound timeless and mysterious.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The pilot factory is owned by Oxford PV—a spinout from the University of Oxford, in England—which since 2012 has worked on commercializing solar cells made from a type of crystal known as a perovskite.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2019
The Colorado Department of Transportation implemented a safety closure in this section of Summit County due to heavy snow accumulation causing multiple vehicle spinouts.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Rather than include long-throw projectors in its product portfolio, AWOL Vision – which launched in 2022 to produce ultra-short-throw projectors – opted to spin out a sister brand called Valerion.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
Robertson spins out a dozen variations, over drone notes that make the track sound timeless and mysterious.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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