cratering

verb

Definition of crateringnext
present participle of crater
1
as in collapsing
to be unsuccessful a time when businesses were cratering left and right

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2
as in plunging
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 cratering
  1. collapsing
  2. plunging
  3. failing
  4. falling
  5. folding
  6. dipping
  7. struggling
  8. plummeting
Verb
  • However, a 57-year-old male runner died Sunday after collapsing near the fifth mile of the marathon.
    Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Workers at video game giant Ubisoft began three days of strike action in France on Tuesday in a dispute over home working and pay, hitting a firm already struggling with poor sales and a collapsing share price.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapsing
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  • After plunging during the pandemic, Brazil’s theatrical market has been recovering since 2021, but the pace of the recovery has been hampered this year by 2023’s Hollywood double strike.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fewer return to work While the labor force participation rate for women aged 25-54 has returned to 2019 levels after plunging during the Covid-19 crisis, government data show this is still lower than the rate for men.
    Julie Chabanas, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of plunging
Verb
  • Let’s be honest—nobody enjoys failing.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As previously reported by The Center Square, Let’s Go Washington is accused of failing to obtain and provide documentation from vendors hired to gather signatures.
    Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of failing
Verb
  • To counter falling snow levels, resorts are already turning to artificial snow machines, which further contribute to climate change through their expansive use of energy.
    BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Though prices for Rolex sports watches keep falling, the smaller Rolex Day-Date has shot up in value—a full 57 percent in Auguest, according to the watch market tracker Everywatch.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of falling
Verb
  • Items to bring include a flashlight covered with a red cloth or red balloon and a folding chair.
    Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Participants may wish to bring a flashlight covered with a red cloth (or red balloon), a folding chair.
    Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of folding
Verb
  • This investment mindset is exactly why dipping into the designer price point category will be well worth your time, research, and budget.
    Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Just dipping its toes in that genre, with those strong performers, is enough to drive you mad.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of dipping
Verb
  • The struggling online retailer is in the midst of trying to effect a turnaround of its operations.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • As the richest person in the world, money isn’t an issue for him, though — despite the financial pressure that X’s plummeting value has created.
    Kylie Robison, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Non-fungible tokens have seemingly moved on from their past hay days with monthly transaction volumes plummeting to just over $300 million in September according to data from the crypto analytics platform, CryptoSlam.
    Nicholas Kitonyi, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of plummeting
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