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tumbled

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verb

past tense of tumble
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Verb
  • Monroe, who was pronounced dead at a hospital, was the target, but two children were also felled by gunfire.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Container Store has posted losses for each of its last two fiscal years, while sales have plunged about 23% over that time.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Then, the country's population plunged by at least 30 million people.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Flights in late afternoon are more likely to be disrupted.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Injuries, however, have disrupted Caruso’s plans.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The couple split in 2023 with the dispute expanding over the following year into a messy and public ordeal.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Biology is complex and messy, and often defies easy categorization.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • For the full year, sales of the Traverse dipped 14% to 105,835 sold.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And yet because of those expectations, the spotlight on Cowan seemed to go from bright to piercing as Canada’s fortunes dipped this tournament.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • For more on Marvel Rivals, our in-depth guides cover the best Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist characters, which are due to get shuffled thanks to the arrival of the new heroes.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Stop Scripting Development Employees need to grow into opportunities, not be shuffled into roles.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The moment Watson crumpled to the field, the Browns’ future instantly pivoted.
    Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Tumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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