as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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as in tailspin
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as in collapse
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Recent Examples of melt down
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
But 2024 brought with it more of the same: the Colts melted down late in the year, losing two pivotal games to the Denver Broncos and New York Giants with their playoff hopes on the line.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The table below shows how epic the meltdown was for the 2024 NFC North.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Collector friends of mine have suspected that they were melted down, but who knows.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
But 2024 brought with it more of the same: the Colts melted down late in the year, losing two pivotal games to the Denver Broncos and New York Giants with their playoff hopes on the line.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
Why Are Americans Spending Less By Darlin Tillery Life & Trends Reporter
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A retail employee working at a small family business found themselves at the center of an unexpected customer meltdown, in front of his child, after politely reminding a shopper that the store was closing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The table below shows how epic the meltdown was for the 2024 NFC North.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt down
Verb
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But once the cowboys are done rifling through Pierre’s luggage, packed to the brim with wine, bread, cheese, and French fries, Slim decides to crack out the Budweiser and let the Parisian stay.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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Also worth nothing, Prime Video’s Beast Games cracked the streaming originals Top 10 with 398M viewing minutes, as did Apple’s Silo with 417M. See more below.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Naturally, this massive trade sent the NBA world into a tailspin.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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The building’s collapse was also one of the deadliest structural engineering failures in United States history.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Environmental groups warned the order could hasten ecological collapse in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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No one is really disputing it, but the market freak-out hinges on the truthfulness of a single and relatively unknown company.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The situation at the heart of the movie goes from bad to worse along a linear trajectory, but the horror freak-out promised by its eeriest moments never really bothers to materialize.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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The trailer has tipped most of the big gags, from the disaster at the dock to Jim wrestling an alligator, but Stoller’s script is strong enough that the movie’s pleasures are far from spoiled.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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In early January, the stage was set for a wildfire disaster in Los Angeles.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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The film has a few major plot holes, mostly concerning the present-tense family meal where Lucas seems to be having a nervous breakdown.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Paterson beautifully depicts a man who’s quietly, and sometimes not so quietly, experiencing a nervous breakdown as the world around him grows stranger and more absurd.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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Breathless viewers were left to wonder how this bloodbath might play out.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
7 Jan. 2025
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Around them were 19,000 empty seats that in just 24 hours would be filled with spectators watching this inevitable bloodbath of a basketball game.—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Ange Postecoglou has a habit of choking on bread and butter, but Europe is keeping him sane.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Authorities said Smith also tried to choke the officer, who used pepper spray to force the inmate to retreat into his cell.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Melt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt%20down. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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