Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
-
As orange availability slides, the era of orange-juice ubiquity is rapidly coming to an end.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Unwilling to let the accusation slide, Lemon swiftly clapped back with a video on Instagram, addressing the rapper directly.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The stock plummeted 38% in August and the downdraft picked up steam from there.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
-
Furthermore, co-productions plummeted, tumbling by 50% for both movies and TV shows and representing less than 1% of overall spend on the latter.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The Bywater has another place ideal for mingling with the locals: the ramshackle, graffiti-scarred Vaughn’s Lounge, a beautiful dive with cheap beer and live music most nights.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
-
Search and dive teams on Wednesday found the BMW sedan that drove off of River Road on Monday evening, said California Highway Patrol officials.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Threat level: The Arctic air is likely to send temperatures plunging to 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit below average for mid-February across the Upper Midwest and Plains states, with the cold barreling south and east through the end of the week.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
-
This comes as the stock has had a rough past year, plunging more than 32% over the past 12 months.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Payton’s former defensive coordinator, Dennis Allen, took over in 2022 and went 18-25 during 2½ seasons before being fired after a seven-game skid.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
-
South Carolina had an open date but could not break its skid, losing its 10th straight game with an 80-57 at Kentucky.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The decision to sell the historic landmark was precipitated by the reality of mounting maintenance expenses.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
-
Many Democrats and some Republicans say Trump and Musk are violating constitutional limits on the presidency in ways that are unlawful and that are precipitating a constitutional crisis.—
David Ingram,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
That included Rick Pitino’s St. John’s team rising three spots to No. 12, the highest ranking for the program since finishing the 1999-2000 season at No. 9. Sliding Mississippi State had the week’s biggest tumble, falling eight spots to No. 22 after home losses to Alabama and Missouri.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
-
Place your jacket in a tumble dryer with three clean tennis balls or wool dryer balls.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
The wealthy were not allowed to simply hoard their wealth, park it in an offshore haven, and escape catastrophe by sailing away from a collapsing society on a superyacht.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
-
The building resembles a doll house after the entire front wall collapsed and exposed the insides of the damaged interior.—
Tareq Al Hilou,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thesaurus Entries Near free-fall
Cite this Entry
“Free-fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-fall. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share