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as in tumbles
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people
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as in fails
to be unsuccessful
the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
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as in compresses
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey
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as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals
the complete collapse of the invasion set off a round of finger-pointing and recrimination
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Recent Examples of collapses
Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Blue state's experiment collapses after a decade.
—Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
The bailiff then fires at least six shots and Butler collapses on the ground.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Small business owners have navigated an unprecedented last few years of bank collapses, a tepid funding landscape, and sky-high interest rates to pressure test their business plans.
—Brock Blake, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
People who own Bitcoin and other forms of digital coins are not refunded when a crypto exchange collapses in the same way depositors are at banks.
—Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Time collapses for him and the audience as the eight-hour production flies by.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
After a dune collapses beneath him, Paul is dropped right on top of the beast, and the resulting wake of wind and sand threatens to impede him from achieving his goal.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
After a bit of debate, the crew agrees, and the rescue goes smoothly until the edge of the sinkhole collapses.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The next 12 months will determine whether the music industry thrives or collapses under the weight of AI.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Blue state's experiment collapses after a decade.
—Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
The bailiff then fires at least six shots and Butler collapses on the ground.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Small business owners have navigated an unprecedented last few years of bank collapses, a tepid funding landscape, and sky-high interest rates to pressure test their business plans.
—Brock Blake, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
People who own Bitcoin and other forms of digital coins are not refunded when a crypto exchange collapses in the same way depositors are at banks.
—Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Time collapses for him and the audience as the eight-hour production flies by.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
After a dune collapses beneath him, Paul is dropped right on top of the beast, and the resulting wake of wind and sand threatens to impede him from achieving his goal.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
After a bit of debate, the crew agrees, and the rescue goes smoothly until the edge of the sinkhole collapses.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapses
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If Johnson fails on Friday to secure the 218 votes required for a simple majority to remain speaker, the House risks being in limbo until the issue is resolved.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Traditional data monitoring focuses on infrastructure but fails to provide visibility into the data itself—its accuracy, freshness and reliability.Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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As LaVine goes, so go the Bulls.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rather, Bates plays a wealthy retired lawyer named Madeleine Kingston who goes undercover as a legal assistant at a large law firm, taking on the alias surname of Matlock because the show was one of her deceased daughter's favorites.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Learning from but refusing to dwell on failures keeps your business competitive.Tom Dunlop, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The absence of diverse perspectives in innovation has led to notable failures.Shelley Zalis, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The exaggerated turtleneck gently folds over, forming a scarf-like collar, and the slits on either side give the oversized sweater some movement.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
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The stroller folds one-handed and sits upright for storage.Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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He's aided by his assistant, aspiring journalist Emmy (Robyn Cara), and by a veteran Irish investigative journalist, Dove (Siobhan Cullen), on assignment in exile from London after a story falls apart when her whistleblower source unexpectedly dies.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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With only one star to speak of, and no flashbacks or subplots to break up the central narrative, Netflix’s survival drama lives or dies by the quality of its lead performance.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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This approach does not address systemic problems around compensation decisions and misses the opportunity to create meaningful, lasting change in an organization.Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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But all this misses the point—the point which Matthew’s first readers would have heard loud and clear.N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sulfur is key Since the diving plate then melts at the extreme temperatures of the mantle, this provides the perfect conditions and materials (namely sulfur-rich fluids) to promote the formation of gold-bearing magma.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2024
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In turn, the sun melts away the snow, feeding the plants and giving rise to flowers, rainbows and eventually, beautifully, spring.Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the jail struggles to provide adequate food, and unsanitary food distribution practices have left detainees vulnerable to malnutrition, pest infestations and other harms.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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But Moore sometimes struggles to take responsibility in the way expected of leaders.Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Collapses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collapses. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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