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as in tumbles
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people
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as in fails
to be unsuccessful
the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
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as in compresses
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey
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as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals
the complete collapse of the invasion set off a round of finger-pointing and recrimination
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Recent Examples of collapses
Brock Blake, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
People who own Bitcoin and other forms of digital coins are not refunded when a crypto exchange collapses in the same way depositors are at banks.
—Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Time collapses for him and the audience as the eight-hour production flies by.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
After a dune collapses beneath him, Paul is dropped right on top of the beast, and the resulting wake of wind and sand threatens to impede him from achieving his goal.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
After a bit of debate, the crew agrees, and the rescue goes smoothly until the edge of the sinkhole collapses.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Ocean floor mapping and new tsunami modeling simulations show that volcano collapses happen in increments rather than giant, mega-wave-making chunks.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Once the whole thing collapses, Ned cracks and checks himself into Calmwood Mental Hospital.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
But when the novel is released, Catherine’s world collapses.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Small business owners have navigated an unprecedented last few years of bank collapses, a tepid funding landscape, and sky-high interest rates to pressure test their business plans.
—Brock Blake, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
People who own Bitcoin and other forms of digital coins are not refunded when a crypto exchange collapses in the same way depositors are at banks.
—Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Time collapses for him and the audience as the eight-hour production flies by.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
After a dune collapses beneath him, Paul is dropped right on top of the beast, and the resulting wake of wind and sand threatens to impede him from achieving his goal.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
After a bit of debate, the crew agrees, and the rescue goes smoothly until the edge of the sinkhole collapses.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Ocean floor mapping and new tsunami modeling simulations show that volcano collapses happen in increments rather than giant, mega-wave-making chunks.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Once the whole thing collapses, Ned cracks and checks himself into Calmwood Mental Hospital.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
But when the novel is released, Catherine’s world collapses.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapses
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Nearly three-quarters of Homeland Security personnel are considered essential and would keep working, even if Congress fails to strike a compromise to pay the government's bills.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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That means the fund would not be immediately impacted if Congress fails to reach an agreement to fund the federal government by the weekend deadline.Zack Budryk, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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That's as far as amount A goes.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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As LaVine goes, so go the Bulls.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Disney was scared off making more theatrical films after Solo underperformed, but its streaming run has produced really only one major hit, The Mandalorian, but a string of high-profile, hugely expensive failures more recently.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The lesson is that player failures in the NFL Draft are mostly organization failures.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The exaggerated turtleneck gently folds over, forming a scarf-like collar, and the slits on either side give the oversized sweater some movement.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
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The stroller folds one-handed and sits upright for storage.Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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He's aided by his assistant, aspiring journalist Emmy (Robyn Cara), and by a veteran Irish investigative journalist, Dove (Siobhan Cullen), on assignment in exile from London after a story falls apart when her whistleblower source unexpectedly dies.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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With only one star to speak of, and no flashbacks or subplots to break up the central narrative, Netflix’s survival drama lives or dies by the quality of its lead performance.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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This approach does not address systemic problems around compensation decisions and misses the opportunity to create meaningful, lasting change in an organization.Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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But all this misses the point—the point which Matthew’s first readers would have heard loud and clear.N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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In turn, the sun melts away the snow, feeding the plants and giving rise to flowers, rainbows and eventually, beautifully, spring.Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Dark chocolate, a term encompassing both semisweet and bittersweet varieties, boasts bouquets of rich flavor with notes of citrus, nuts, caramel, tropical fruit, and more, which blossom on your tongue as the chocolate slowly melts away.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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Especially with some of the bench struggles the Thunder has seen of late, Mitchell’s playmaking and perimeter shooting have been valuable.Nick Crain, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Brown struggles to show the rest of the Peanuts gang the true meaning of the holiday.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Collapses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collapses. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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