Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
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With his far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, sitting in the front row, Netanyahu took the stage, looking a little peeved, and berated the event’s organizers for muddling his slide show.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Activist investor Sardar Biglari started his eighth proxy fight against Cracker Barrel, seizing on the chain’s earnings miss, stock slide, and botched $700 million rebrand to argue that CEO Julie Masino and the board have destroyed shareholder value.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That sentiment has coincided with plummeting sales of Teslas, particularly in Europe.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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When your cards are maxed out, your ratio jumps up to 100% causing your score to plummet.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five more outs after the play before leaving with what the Twins called right forearm tightness as a result of the dive.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Dain’s Place on 9th Street brings proper dive bar energy closer to campus while Lakewood Social handles the family crowd with solid food and plenty of screens while Durham Beer Garden delivers craft beer and pub classics.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Twins snapped a two-game skid and won for just the fourth time in 11 games.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Outrage over the video, however, also was blamed for riots and the Defund the Police movement, which many now consider a mistake that might have precipitated a rise in violent crime in some cities (the statistics are often debated).—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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First, while many suicide attempts occur within the context of mental illness, short-term crises usually precipitate the attempt – things such as the breakup of a romantic relationship, job loss, financial stressors or bullying.—
Emmy Betz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though Bellinger was eventually called out on spectator interference rather than the catch itself, Martin’s fearless tumble over the wall stood out on a day in which the Twins shut out the Yankees (83-67) for the first time since 2008.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jobs took a separate big tumble on September 5 when the jobs numbers for August came out.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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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“Free-fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-fall. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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