as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement
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Recent Examples of crumble
The gremlins come out; the edifices crumble; the saucy doubts and fears triumph.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
But as the war dragged on, political unity crumbled.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
All of this data is mightily impressive considering the crumbling state of the majority of stadiums in the country and the lack or urgency from the Italian state to aid the clubs.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The superpower Pep Guardiola built appears to be crumbling.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
But as the war dragged on, political unity crumbled.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
All of this data is mightily impressive considering the crumbling state of the majority of stadiums in the country and the lack or urgency from the Italian state to aid the clubs.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The superpower Pep Guardiola built appears to be crumbling.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumble
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After civil war broke out in 2011, the Syrian economy deteriorated.Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Conditions had deteriorated overnight when the roof of a nearby mine collapsed.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet heroin insinuated the lives of Stein and Harry at the peak of their success in the early 1980s, and the group’s fortunes faded as the addiction worsened.Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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In fact, a 2016 study found that blue light worsened migraine pain.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 Dec. 2024
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Across the Middle East and North Africa, many revolutions have overthrown autocrats, only for those countries to descend back into chaos or a more oppressive rule.NPR, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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Blinken met Friday with Turkey's foreign minister following discussions with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aiming to bring Turkey into a broader consensus to prevent Syria from descending further into chaos.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Krager declined to specify the nature or severity of the injury at the time.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors declined to press charges against Mangum for making false allegations.Jenna West, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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