Thesaurus results for MELTED DOWN

melted down

verb

past tense of melt down

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 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 Few expected this outcome, since the ornate helmet in particular would have been virtually unsellable without being melted down. —

Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 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 The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials. —

Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Experts feared it would be melted down for its gold. —

Ryan Brennan april 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026 Except, in this case, cyber defenses have already melted down. —

Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026 So there was plenty to like about the Royals’ third straight victory after an 0-2 start … even after the bullpen melted down an 11-run lead to four in the final innings. —

Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026

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Early in her time at the house, Djena fell in the kitchen and cracked a front tooth.

— Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
What Foods Nesting Birds Need in Spring Black oil sunflower seed, safflower seed, cracked corn, and wild bird seed mixes are commonly placed in backyard bird feeders to feed birds in winter when other food sources are scarce.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026