Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
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The key is to treat slides as a supporting act, not the main event.—
Martin Gutmann,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025 -
This slide in stock price caused chipmaker Nvidia to overtake Apple as the most valuable company in the world on Tuesday.—
Rocio Fabbro,
Quartz,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Business at many places has plummeted, another round of suffering following the pandemic and the entertainment industry strikes in 2023.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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But what a difference a week makes — the market breathed a sigh of relief after back-to-back days of cooler-than-expected inflation reports, which caused the 10-year Treasury yield to plummet and stock to soar.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The trio messed with her big dive to the water pumps, too.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
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But is this comedy about selfish, sleazy Philadelphia dive bar operators heartwarming?—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Six decades later, 9/11 once again plunged the country into wartime.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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Natural gas prices plunged nearly 71%, weighed down by mild weather in Europe.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, what followed was a skid: six losses in seven games.—
Mike Monroe,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The December loss for Butler came in the middle of a nine-game losing skid, which ended Wednesday as the Bulldogs claimed their first Big East win of the year against Seton Hall.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Helen married King Menelaus of Sparta, then ran off with Paris from Troy, precipitating the 10-year Trojan War as a Greek alliance fought to get Helen back.—
Karl Kirchwey,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The war has also precipitated the most significant civilian displacement in Europe since World War II, with nearly one-third of Ukraine’s population forced to flee their homes in 2022.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Marshall Wace, one of London’s largest hedge funds, saw its earnings tumble by almost two-thirds last year.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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What a pathetic way for that portion of my career to end, with a sad little slow-motion tumble in the 64th minute of a miserable 3-2 defeat by Romania.—
Alan Shearer,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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