as in cracked
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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Recent Examples of melted down
Most of the statue was melted down and reformed into musket balls, and several of these are on display in the opening section of the show across from four large intact pieces of the original.
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Cat Dawson,
ARTnews.com,
3 July 2026
The Liberty Bell had survived the war—so far—without being melted down into musket balls by the British.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
The financial system melted down in 2008 and the global COVID-19 pandemic erupted in 2020.
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Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The industry was already struggling with cost overruns when, in 1979, a reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania partially melted down and slammed the brakes on further expansion.
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IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
OpenAI’s version has already melted down once and is structurally contested heading into an IPO.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
This is a rematch of the Patriots’ wild-card round win over the Chargers, when Justin Herbert melted down against New England’s defense.
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Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
The internet melted down this week because Rodrigo chose to have a sense of fashion.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Many original prints were later lost, particularly during World War I, when film materials were melted down for their silver and celluloid content.
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Ryan Brennan
april 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
Cat Dawson,
ARTnews.com,
3 July 2026
The Liberty Bell had survived the war—so far—without being melted down into musket balls by the British.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
The financial system melted down in 2008 and the global COVID-19 pandemic erupted in 2020.
—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The industry was already struggling with cost overruns when, in 1979, a reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania partially melted down and slammed the brakes on further expansion.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
OpenAI’s version has already melted down once and is structurally contested heading into an IPO.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
This is a rematch of the Patriots’ wild-card round win over the Chargers, when Justin Herbert melted down against New England’s defense.
—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
The internet melted down this week because Rodrigo chose to have a sense of fashion.
—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Many original prints were later lost, particularly during World War I, when film materials were melted down for their silver and celluloid content.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted down
Verb
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In the month since the crisis, residents in the surrounding area have continued to voice their displeasure with GKN Aerospace and the risk placed outside of their homes after the tank cracked.
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The concrete is cracked from decades of Delta heat and the weight of cars parked on top of it.
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The aisles were so choked that blooms and branches brushed against us, the air heady with the scent of lilies, roses, eucalyptus, and sweet decay.
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The lines are growing at Russian gas stations — and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.
Verb
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After the final whistle, Vozinha broke down in tears on the pitch.
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Machado laid off a slider that broke down and out of the zone to get to 2-0 against right-hander Joe Ross and then hit a sinker in the heart of the zone on a line at 108 mph to left-center field, where it was caught by a man in a Padres jersey some 408 feet from home plate.
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