1
as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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2
as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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as in cave
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Recent Examples of crater
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
This photo was taken at the Soroya Ridge, southeast of the Jezero crater.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
These two economic realities could bankrupt the dollar, seriously crater our economy and make the Depression look like the Roaring ’20s.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The rover landed within the crater to explore the ancient lake site in February 2021, seeking rocks created or modified by water on Mars in the past.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
This photo was taken at the Soroya Ridge, southeast of the Jezero crater.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
The approval ratings also continue to crater in solidly Democratic states.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
These two economic realities could bankrupt the dollar, seriously crater our economy and make the Depression look like the Roaring ’20s.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crater
Verb
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The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And if the environment collapses; communities cannot thrive either.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stardust Racers, the sinewy roller coaster that towers over Epic Universe, shoots bodies through the sky at more than 60 miles an hour and plunges them toward the surface of the Earth from the height of a 10-story building.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Girl Scouts of the USA is rolling out a new cookie flavor next year, hoping to sweeten sales after a rocky stretch marked by higher prices, plunging demand and nearly $3 million in operating losses.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mammoth Cave offers postcards, art of Kentucky goblins Mammoth Cave, which is home to the world's largest cave system, offers various products featuring the Kentucky goblins for purchase.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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The sinkhole probably began as a cave whose roof later caved in, the city said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The strategy created momentum, but Llama 4 flopped when it was released in early April 2025—at which point, Pineau had already submitted her resignation.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images That upward trajectory stands in contrast to the United States, where life expectancy virtually flatlined during the 2010s and even dipped slightly on occasions during the 2010s—a trend blamed in large part on a surge in deaths from overdoses from the synthetic opioid fentanyl.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Paulino and McLaughlin-Levrone both dipped under the previous championship record to lead the greatest 400-meter dash final in history.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Beautiful caverns adorned with foliage and flowers are frequently sandwiched between dungeons filled with cages and cold steel.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists have found bone fragments, arrowheads, and even the calcified remains of a young girl in a section called Skeleton’s Gorge—evidence that Native Americans may have used the caverns as far back as 500 years ago.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Likely to have less impact on your buying decision (but still reside in the back of your mind) is that if one of the triple-panel fans fails, the entire triple-fan unit needs replacing, not just one fan.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new glue has impressive properties, including its ability to withstand significant forces before failing.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Crater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crater. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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