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
Mickey Gasper drove in a career-high three runs, and Matt Wallner hit his 21st home run of the season, but Minnesota’s bullpen melted down in the seventh inning and the White Sox rallied to sweep a four-game series with a 11-8 victory Thursday at nearly empty Target Field.
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Keegan Akin shut the Red Sox down over two perfect innings, but the home club finally had an opportunity in the eighth after Kade Strowd melted down with two singles and a four-pitch walk to load the bases with nobody out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Chris said the plates are melted down and reused for incoming ambassadors.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Keegan Akin shut the Red Sox down over two perfect innings, but the home club finally had an opportunity in the eighth after Kade Strowd melted down with two singles and a four-pitch walk to load the bases with nobody out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Chris said the plates are melted down and reused for incoming ambassadors.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted down
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And some people are just a little cracked and would rather live their life at night.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Beesley was in the middle of the crowd, around 10 yards away from Kirk, when the sound of the rifle round cracked in the air.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The same jury did, however, convict Chambers of battery and false imprisonment for other prior altercations in which prosecutors said Chambers pushed, grabbed and choked Dadkhah.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The air around the mop sink was choked by 20 flies.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Galicia Lopez broke down the front door of the residence while the other two men remained outside, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety‘s executive editor, also broke down the 2025 summer box office haul, reflecting on the underwhelming overall tally for the crucial frame.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Melted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melted%20down. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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