as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value
the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement
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Recent Examples of crumbling
Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The film, based on a novel by Karina Sainz Borgo, stars Natalia Reyes as a woman forced to grapple with the death of her mother against the backdrop of a crumbling city and a gang that has overtaken her apartment building.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Chronic understaffing, medical neglect, contraband risks, and crumbling infrastructure are recurring themes in OIG inspections across the Bureau of Prisons.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the series even spotlights the crumbling blocks of flats that some of the characters live in.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The film got some of the best reviews at Sundance in January, then went to Berlin, where Rose Byrne got that festival’s Best Actress prize for her role as a mother who’s crumbling under the pressure of (among other things) a sick kid and a flooded apartment.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The catalyst for this a meeting with the school’s board — who look more like trustafarian hedge managers than social workers — where it is revealed that the grand but crumbling school building is going to be sold off at the end of the year.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
From lead pipes to crumbling foundations, students and teachers across the country are being put in harm's way.
—Erica Mosca, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
There are crumbling military installations all over the island as well as old military ordinance lying around.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Caldwell will play a pivotal role as the Wolves and Lynx explore a new arena, search for solutions to the league-wide crumbling of regional sports television networks and try to maximize revenue streams.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
In just a few days, the central bank is expected to lower interest rates for the first time since December to shore up America’s crumbling labor market.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The film, based on a novel by Karina Sainz Borgo, stars Natalia Reyes as a woman forced to grapple with the death of her mother against the backdrop of a crumbling city and a gang that has overtaken her apartment building.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Chronic understaffing, medical neglect, contraband risks, and crumbling infrastructure are recurring themes in OIG inspections across the Bureau of Prisons.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the series even spotlights the crumbling blocks of flats that some of the characters live in.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The film got some of the best reviews at Sundance in January, then went to Berlin, where Rose Byrne got that festival’s Best Actress prize for her role as a mother who’s crumbling under the pressure of (among other things) a sick kid and a flooded apartment.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The catalyst for this a meeting with the school’s board — who look more like trustafarian hedge managers than social workers — where it is revealed that the grand but crumbling school building is going to be sold off at the end of the year.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
From lead pipes to crumbling foundations, students and teachers across the country are being put in harm's way.
—Erica Mosca, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
There are crumbling military installations all over the island as well as old military ordinance lying around.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumbling
Verb
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The designation reflects the deteriorating relations between the United States and one of its closest Latin American allies.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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As Sweet noted, elevated inflation and deteriorating labor market conditions typically call for conflicting monetary responses.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pair went back and forth in story and live format until Owens brought up the recent disintegration of Kraus’s relationship with Bovee.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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In most cases, the disintegration of communication occurs gradually, as intimacy and effort slip away.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, just as the worsening problem feels insurmountable, solutions are becoming feasible.—
Dan Riskin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than 2,200 elite track and field athletes are descending on Tokyo for the upcoming world championships, but Cooper Lutkenhaus might be the only one to pack homework.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some lava tubes that wrap across the surface of the Red Planet could make perfect protective shells to position prefabricated human habitats transported aboard the massive Starship capsules that are now counting down to descending on Mars.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Investors eventually demanded their money back, causing Artamonov to return less than $400,000 by paying original investors with money from new investors or by declining to reimburse them at all, the indictment said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Still, any further restrictions on shots by ACIP could have trickle-down effects, further depressing already declining immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and raising the risk of outbreaks.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Crumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbling. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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