as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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If that foundation isn’t strong, the entire system starts to crack.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025 -
Secondary education would prove the hardest nut to crack, however, in part because white parents would not accept social mixing of the races, and Austin's Black community was still mostly confined to Central East Austin.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Or make your own DIY mixture by melting down one or two tablespoons of coconut oil, three drops of lavender oil, and one cup of water.—
Jenn Barthole,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
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Falling home prices are raising the risk of a deeper correction as the housing market cracks under high mortgage rates Jason Ma Newsletters New York’s tech elite are melting down over the election of Zohran Mamdani.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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The District Attorney’s Office also said that in the year before her death, Brendan Doyle choked his mother in order to force her to write him two checks totaling $1,000.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Trying to dislodge it, the rostrum punched through the gills, impaling the animal, dragging it down and slowly choking it to death.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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This isn't Blair's first brush with a club-fitting incident The Salt Lake City, Utah, native faced a similar situation in Canada two years ago when his driver broke down mid-round.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Once settled through local mediation, these disputes have escalated into a major security threat as traditional systems of accountability break down.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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In May 2025, fans speculated Furlan and Lee may have broken up after Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke claimed on Instagram and TikTok that Furlan was catfished by someone pretending to be him.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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On a global scale, allies are breaking up and finding new replacements; our healthcare system has new rules, less funding for research and a new skepticism of scientific data; and in many leadership spaces, the importance of diversity is being questioned.—
Jo Ilfeld,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Wig (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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