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as in crumpling
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 flopping
to be unsuccessful
the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
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as in compressing
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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Recent Examples of collapsing
Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The deal was always under threat of collapsing from one end or the other—either because the seller had walked away or because the loan-to-value ratio had tipped a cent into the red and the money did.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Chances are slim The study determined the maximum size of a hollow planet that could exist without collapsing.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
The Notre Dame Cathedral suffered a devastating fire, with its spire and wooden latticework of its roof collapsing in the spring of 2019.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
The cathedral's reopening comes more than five years after a massive fire in 2019 nearly destroyed the Gothic landmark, collapsing its spire and threatening its structural integrity.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
And Erdogan, now presiding over a collapsing economy, needs the Neo-Ottoman plaudits among his people.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Thomason escaped a collapsing pocket on fourth down, spun to evade a defender and threw short of the first-down marker.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Our focus has been on doping – adding foreign atoms to the diamond structure to improve conductivity – without collapsing the diamond’s structure into graphite.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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Strahan was credited with the record-breaking sack, collapsing to the turf in celebration with even Favre coming over to celebrate with him.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The deal was always under threat of collapsing from one end or the other—either because the seller had walked away or because the loan-to-value ratio had tipped a cent into the red and the money did.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Chances are slim The study determined the maximum size of a hollow planet that could exist without collapsing.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
The Notre Dame Cathedral suffered a devastating fire, with its spire and wooden latticework of its roof collapsing in the spring of 2019.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
The cathedral's reopening comes more than five years after a massive fire in 2019 nearly destroyed the Gothic landmark, collapsing its spire and threatening its structural integrity.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
And Erdogan, now presiding over a collapsing economy, needs the Neo-Ottoman plaudits among his people.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Thomason escaped a collapsing pocket on fourth down, spun to evade a defender and threw short of the first-down marker.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Our focus has been on doping – adding foreign atoms to the diamond structure to improve conductivity – without collapsing the diamond’s structure into graphite.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapsing
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Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In general, folding exercise bikes are less durable than their non-folding counterparts.Mike Richard, Men's Health, 8 Jan. 2023
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The Game Boy modding community is popular right now, and one currently trending mod involves transplanting the circuitry of a folding Game Boy Advance SP (from 2003) into a non-folding custom shell.Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
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The police in New York City have been, for the past few years, struggling to address a jump in shoplifting and petty thefts.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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In her book, Gypsy recounts struggling with substance abuse throughout her life, but relapsing in prison.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The search for Prague’s missing books began during World War II, when members of the city’s then Jewish community tried to track some of them down, Bušek said.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Similar to point three, there is nothing more deflating to a company’s share price momentum than missing company guidance or analyst estimates.Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Not only are his satellite states rejecting Kremlin influence, but the Russian economy is crumbling, lurching towards severe stagflation.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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The time has come to move upstream—to repair the crumbling bridge of American health rather than relying on the safety nets of downstream solutions.Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.Fox News, Fox News, 15 May 2020
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People around the world have been dying to see how this one ends.Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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The shooter approached from behind, opened fire, and left the Chief Executive of UnitedHealthcare dying on a Manhattan sidewalk.ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Collapsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collapsing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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