as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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as in tailspin
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as in collapse
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Recent Examples of melt down
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, the focus will be trying to harness his energy and keep him from melting down.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
But if Trump decides not to bring on a full meltdown of the republic, he's got a backdoor into the engine room of the federal government now, a backup secret weapon that accomplishes most of his aims.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Instead, the Chiefs melted down during a key stretch late in the first half and lost 40-22 to the Eagles.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, the focus will be trying to harness his energy and keep him from melting down.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
The fact that there have been four single-digit fourth quarters in the NBA this season and the Heat has three of them has played a role in those in-game meltdowns.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
But if Trump decides not to bring on a full meltdown of the republic, he's got a backdoor into the engine room of the federal government now, a backup secret weapon that accomplishes most of his aims.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt down
Verb
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The 26-year-old winger is on pace to crack 90 points, and the pop in his production can be explained by a few factors.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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If not, there will be another opportunity to crack a new puzzle on Tuesday.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What Happens Next Musk's X announcement on the weekend—as well as the subsequent email, which did not include the threat of termination—sent federal agencies into a tailspin and culminated in the OPM telling agency heads on Monday that compliance with Musk's demand was voluntary.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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This was broadly celebrated online, with people also creating memes around his desire: The other big event that sent many online into a tailspin was when Jane Fonda accepted her SAG Lifetime Achievement award.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s weaponization of longstanding U.S. intel sharing, vis-à-vis Ukraine, could accelerate Five Eyes’ collapse.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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This puts the agency at even greater risk of collapse.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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No one is really disputing it, but the market freak-out hinges on the truthfulness of a single and relatively unknown company.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The situation at the heart of the movie goes from bad to worse along a linear trajectory, but the horror freak-out promised by its eeriest moments never really bothers to materialize.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But taking a hostile approach with President Donald Trump now could put federal aid for the disaster at risk.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Related article What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another great performance in a go-for-broke horror flick about a woman well over the verge of a nervous breakdown.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2025
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Following the breakup, Claudel suffered a nervous breakdown and was committed for psychiatric treatment.—
Tessa Solomon for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Before the climactic bloodbath, there’s a notable fight over nothing in a women’s restroom, spontaneous major harm at a BBQ and miscellaneous other eruptions.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which climbed 0.65%, was somewhat shielded from the Monday bloodbath by gains in Apple, Johnson & Johnson and Travelers.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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In our solar system, Venus is near the inner edge of the habitable zone, and its surface reaches temperatures of over 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius) underneath a thick, choking atmosphere.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Shauna begins choking, blood seeping out from her neck.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Melt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt%20down. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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