cratered

verb

Definition of craterednext
past tense of crater
1
as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful a time when businesses were cratering left and right

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2
as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cratered
  1. collapsed
  2. fell
  3. plunged
  4. failed
  5. folded
  6. dipped
  7. bombed
  8. missed
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  • Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Yet his regime collapsed within days of the start of a coordinated rebel offensive.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapsed
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  • Minx’s reprieve was short-lived with season 2 being felled by limited press opportunities during the 2023 strikes — and sadly, third chances aren’t really a thing.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • He was felled by a lightning quick Jofra Archer bouncer that smashed into the grille, but still scored a match-saving 59.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of fell
Verb
  • The Container Store has posted losses for each of its last two fiscal years, while sales have plunged about 23% over that time.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Then, the country's population plunged by at least 30 million people.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of plunged
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  • Ice in contact with a moldy chute and a knife in contact with a trash can while being used are two of the reasons an Oakland Park grocery store failed state inspection Tuesday.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The off-duty officer was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound when the driver of the Accord failed to yield the right-of-way and turned in front of the motorcycle, a DPS spokesperson said in a news release.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of failed
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  • They are found soon after out on the ice, naked bodies tangled and frozen together in a pile, with their clothes neatly folded on the snow.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pitchfork’s namesake music publication had been folded into GQ last January by owners Condé Nast, with many Pitchfork Media employees losing their jobs.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of folded
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  • The stock prices of some alcohol manufacturers, including Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors, dipped Friday after the release of the surgeon general advisory.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • For the full year, sales of the Traverse dipped 14% to 105,835 sold.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of dipped
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  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Evan Phillips missed the World Series with a shoulder issue.
    Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Huskers missed in December on offensive tackle targets Isaiah World, who transferred from Nevada to Oregon, and Fa’alili Fa’amoe, who moved from Washington State to Wake Forest.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of missed
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