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
  • Strahan was credited with the record-breaking sack, collapsing to the turf in celebration with even Favre coming over to celebrate with him.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The deal was always under threat of collapsing from one end or the other—either because the seller had walked away or because the loan-to-value ratio had tipped a cent into the red and the money did.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapsing
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  • Ariana Grande Grande wore a plunging black-and-white tweed minidress over sheer black tights.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The look featured a plunging neckline and an intricate black pattern.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of plunging
Verb
  • Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of failing
Verb
  • Digitalization Is Not Really Optional Anymore With rising expectations around sustainability and resource management, sticking with old systems can put any business at risk of falling behind.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
Verb
  • In his office, Posen has now pinned the denim fabric around the hips, folding each corner like origami.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked over more than two decades is folding before our eyes.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of folding
Verb
  • Massive helicopters buzzed around Pepperdine University on Tuesday, one dipping down into a lagoon to suck up water before heading for an immense plume of smoke in the distance.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With daily high temperatures barely dipping below 80 degrees, the Valley's weather remains warmer than usual for this time of year, and the chilly season is still beyond sight, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of dipping
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  • The governor said the expansion will help keep more projects in the state and increase economic activity at a time when Hollywood studios are struggling to bounce back from pandemic losses and strikes.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The 49ers had dropped three games in a row before bouncing back Sunday against the struggling Chicago Bears.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • New data released by Panama's government Friday showed plummeting numbers of migrants journeying through the treacherous Darien Gap.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Topline Walgreens shares surged Tuesday, posting their highest price since October after The Wall Street Journal reported the drugstore chain is in talks to sell itself to a private equity firm following financial struggles and a plummeting stock price.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of plummeting
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