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noun

Definition of free-fallnext
as in slide

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free-fall

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verb

as in to plummet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
  1. slide
  2. plummet
  3. dive
  4. plunge
  5. skid
  6. precipitate
  7. tumble
  8. collapse
Noun
  • As a dancer, my old behind over the years has gone through the jitterbug, Philly Bop, the hucklebuck, twist, the Madison, mambo, mash potato, birdland, boogaloo, cha-cha, hully-gully, electric slide, Arch Social Strut, wobble, cupid shuffle, Jerusalema and tap.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Those include the kid-friendly Family Beach, which features games like paddle ball and tug-of-war; the Ultimate Family Cabana, which has its own whirlpool, slide, and frozen drink machine; and the festive Party Cove, which features a DJ and VIP area.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of slide
Verb
  • Welch’s coin quickly hit a market capitalization of nearly $500 million before immediately plummeting 95% to $25 million as of Thursday afternoon, resulting in big losses for some traders, according to Forbes, which cited DexScreener data.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Bitcoin has suddenly plummeted after breaching $100,000 for the first time this week—with traders closely watching Elon Musk's latest moves.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of plummet
Noun
  • The watering hole, which is attached to Beer Bar, used to be known as a blue-collar dive bar.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Performing Inflight Maneuvers Likewise, Germany's Fokker D7 was also highly touchy at the controls, particularly in prototype form; its thicker-than-usual wings resulted in some sketchy directional instability in a dive.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of dive
Verb
  • The atmospheric river, a high-altitude stream of concentrated moisture, serves as the fuel, while the bomb cyclone, characterized by rapidly plunging atmospheric pressure, acts as the engine driving the system.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Stock plunges The conclusion of the investigation did little to soothe investors who are increasingly fed up with the company’s poor performance.
    David Goldman, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of plunge
Noun
  • Amid a 3-7 skid that was tempered only briefly by a 107-98 victory over a horrible Portland Trail Blazers team Sunday, there is dread and desperation among the Lakers masses, which has led to two legitimate questions somebody in the organization should be asking.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Burrow finished with 369 passing yards and three TDs, as the Bengals snapped a three-game skid and improve to 5-8.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of skid
Verb
  • Before the revolution, in an infamous 1963 sermon that precipitated his expulsion from Iran, Khomeini inveighed against Israel as the enemy of Islam and the religious class in Iran.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The closures force airlines to take longer routes and can also precipitate delays, because there is less airspace available for a growing number of flights.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of precipitate
Noun
  • Its longevity is especially heartening in the streaming era, when many rap releases take massive tumbles the week after their equally massive debuts.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The strikes represent a fresh headache for Europe’s largest automaker, which saw operating profit for the first nine months of the year tumble by a fifth, as its flagship brand struggled.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of tumble
Verb
  • As other projects have collapsed, had internal fighting, rug pulls, liquidity issues, legal troubles, and more, the Bitcoin community has sat back with a quiet confidence that no other project could match.
    Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its rectangular towers.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of collapse
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