as in stir
a state of noisy, confused activity
amidst the coil of the office renovations, we even managed to get some work done
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as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
a vine coiling around a pillar
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Recent Examples of coil
Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
The battery powers it and will have either a coil or ceramic rod that vaporizes the cannabis oil or concentrate inside.
—Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Despite its name, what this place has is the widest variety of börek, flaky pastry topped with seeds and coiled around fillings like feta, spinach, and potato.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Yet her singing flows with effortless grace—an emissary arriving from a time unknown, offering hints of a plane beyond this mortal coil.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
The battery powers it and will have either a coil or ceramic rod that vaporizes the cannabis oil or concentrate inside.
—Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Despite its name, what this place has is the widest variety of börek, flaky pastry topped with seeds and coiled around fillings like feta, spinach, and potato.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coil
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The erroneous emergency alert caused a stir in all parts of Los Angeles.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Concerns over beachgoers reserving spaces with the use of portable cabanas are causing a stir in Australia.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Granular types may take up to 14 days to show activity under cool conditions (the weeds begin to curl and brown), while liquid types can show activity within 3 to 5 days, says Waltz.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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His lips, typically clamped in a rigid line, curled into a smile.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The disturbance in the Polar Vortex aloft will establish extreme cold conditions.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Public intoxication: At 3:01 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance call at the Cinnabar Winery on Big Basin Way.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Some see him as a political animal, walking a winding path to power in and out of both government and favor.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Firefighters battling the Los Angeles-area fires are facing fresh threats nearly a week after wildfires erupted across the region, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds in extremely dry conditions.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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The girl heard the sounds of a commotion coming from a bedroom and could hear her mother yelling and pleading, a detective wrote.Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
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Washington used a different kind of commotion to catch the Falcons slipping at the end of the game, as well.Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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For a relatively short time, its path will curve just far enough north to give those north of the equator a fighting chance to glimpse it.Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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An entry foyer displaying a curving staircase introduces the house, with a wide set of steps emptying out at a vestibule that flows to an elegant living room spotlighted by a walk-in bay window and French doors spilling outside.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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There have also been rumblings of a protection racket involving the brother of the ex-police commissioner, who had his home raided.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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The state is a center for organized crime, with dozens of relatively small cartels battling one another to control extortion rackets, smuggling routes and trafficking of illicit drugs, mainly crystal meth.César Rodríguez For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Keep their necessities together, in a spot where they can be reached in a hurry.Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Grant gets off the ball in a hurry and finds a healthy balance between playing laterally and downhill.Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Coil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coil. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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