tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtāl-ˌspin 
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: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
Examples of tailspin in a Sentence
Stock prices are in a tailspin.
The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
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Trump has sent global markets into a tailspin after following through on his threat to impose import tariffs on the U.S.′ largest trading partners, applying a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada and a 10% levy on goods from China.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Naturally, this massive trade sent the NBA world into a tailspin.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Many on Wall Street seemed to think so Monday as the stock went into a tailspin.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
And how is anyone supposed to pull themselves out of such a severe tailspin?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Naturally, this massive trade sent the NBA world into a tailspin.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Many on Wall Street seemed to think so Monday as the stock went into a tailspin.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
And how is anyone supposed to pull themselves out of such a severe tailspin?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailspin. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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tailspin
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tail·spin
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