as in breakdown
a mental or nervous collapse
the pressures of his job nearly caused him to go into a tailspin
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Recent Examples of tailspin
The move sent stock markets in the U.S. and abroad into a tailspin, fueled recession fears and prompted some of Trump’s allies in the business community to speak out against the policy.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Trump's policies have rocked the dollar and the treasury yield, as well as sending the markets into a tailspin.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Arminia had had five different coaches in 14 months and the drain of playing talent had left them in a tailspin.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The 30-plus other AGOA nations, many laden with heavy foreign debt, are in a similar tailspin, though some more than others.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Trump's policies have rocked the dollar and the treasury yield, as well as sending the markets into a tailspin.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Arminia had had five different coaches in 14 months and the drain of playing talent had left them in a tailspin.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The 30-plus other AGOA nations, many laden with heavy foreign debt, are in a similar tailspin, though some more than others.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailspin
breakdown
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In the end, Remick buys Scorsese's script to kill it, leading to an emotional breakdown from the filmmaker.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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This breakdown is far worse than Trump’s usual fallouts following the exits of scores of other former loyalists.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailspin. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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