as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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as in tailspin
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as in collapse
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Recent Examples of melt down
Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Over 3,000 structures — at least 1,350 of them residential — melted down to nothing.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
The issues today follow a July meltdown after a corrupted update by a cybersecurity firm called CrowdStrike crashed systems and computers around the world that were running Microsoft Windows, including banks, airlines, trains, health systems and other industries.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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On Friday morning when Apple’s site is melting down from pre-order traffic?
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Over 3,000 structures — at least 1,350 of them residential — melted down to nothing.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Still, the budget is likely to be judged first on the market reaction, as Reeves’ tries to convince investors that Britain is a safe destination for their money and to avoid a meltdown comparable to the infamous Liz Truss mini-budget of 2022.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 30 Oct. 2024
The issues today follow a July meltdown after a corrupted update by a cybersecurity firm called CrowdStrike crashed systems and computers around the world that were running Microsoft Windows, including banks, airlines, trains, health systems and other industries.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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And one of two of our parents knows exactly how to crack open that wound.Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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If not, there will be another opportunity to crack the puzzle on Monday.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, after years of out-of-control borrowing and high interest rates, national debt was ballooning, and the economy went into a tailspin.Justice Baidoo, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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The losing Anderson, meanwhile, went into a tailspin the next season, making just 19 of 30 field goals with his 63.3% a career low.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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Massachusetts officials repeatedly failed to hold Steward Health Care accountable for regulatory violations for over a decade, contributing to the hospital chain's eventual collapse and undermining parts of the state's health care system.Mike Deehan, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lawmaking has largely ground to halt since the government’s collapse.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Things were going fair to middling with his candidacy until Biden’s catastrophic, catatonic debate performance in June, which caused a major Democratic freak-out and resulted in his grudging departure from the ticket and endorsement of Harris.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Worry not: Renée Rouleau Rest Day Masque helps skin bounce back from ingredient irritation with an occlusive formula that seals in the soothing, inflammation-reducing benefits of shea butter, fatty acids, and vitamin E. No more flaky freak-out face.Allure, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
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As climate shocks get worse, insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners facing risks of hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The entire affair smelled like a quasi-constitutional coup attempt authored by a desperate head of state whose intensive bickering with the National Assembly over everything from budgets to investigations had induced a nervous breakdown.Daniel R. DePetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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One Fort Lauderdale women’s book club member said at a recent meeting that the entire group described itself as having a collective nervous breakdown due to election stress.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
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Filmmaker Parker Finn’s essentially standalone entry takes off at warp speed with an athletic tracking shot of a bloodbath.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Among Xavier, Marquette, Creighton and UConn, the top of the Big East is gonna be a bloodbath.Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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On Saturday night in the main event of UFC 310, Pantoja dismantled the Japanese newcomer, finally choking him out in the second round for the submission victory and a third successful defense of his UFC flyweight title.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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A week of fierce pro-European Union protests have choked the capital Tbilisi.David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Melt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt%20down. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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