fall apart

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Definition of fall apartnext
1
as in decay
to go through decomposition The old house was falling apart before the restoration.

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2
as in crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress He fell apart after his wife left.

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Recent Examples of fall apart Things started to fall apart earlier this week, when the internet found out that Freddy had, in fact, been to America before. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 As muscles disappear and social hierarchies collapse, Jim embarks on a wild, campy quest to find a cure before his life falls apart completely. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Little’s thriller follows Juno Hardwick, a former high-level national security employee whose life fell apart after her father died. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 The scheme fell apart on March 21, 2024, when Beasley failed to underperform on rebounds as planned in a game against the Brooklyn Nets, the feds say. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall apart
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lose it
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  • The Red Sox and Nationals turned a regular June game into the biggest baseball brawl of the season after Boston hothead Willson Contreras completely lost it.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • At the heart of the case is the concern that a person may remain legally eligible for coverage, yet still lose it because the process becomes too difficult to complete.
    — Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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