as in recession
a period of decreased economic activity
the stock market is in a bit of a slump, but analysts expect things to pick up in the next fiscal quarter
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Recent Examples of slump
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Fudd made 50% or better from the field and 3-point range for five straight games before hitting a slump over the last two.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Ether slumped 20% to its lowest level since November.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
White scored 23 points, including 16 in the third quarter, in Saturday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks, snapping out of a prolonged shooting slump.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Fudd made 50% or better from the field and 3-point range for five straight games before hitting a slump over the last two.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
However, their influence has been waning as seen on Wednesday when Google-parent Alphabet's shares slumped but the overall market gained.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Ether slumped 20% to its lowest level since November.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slump
Noun
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The film takes place in New Jersey amidst the 2008 recession and Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Join 16 others in the comments View Comments Economists widely expect Mexico to slip into a recession if the Trump administration proceeds with slapping 25% tariffs on Mexican goods, considering the country sends more than 80% of its exports into the US.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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He’s buttoned up and formal, with the bearing of a man who never slouches.—
Gqlshare,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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And a corduroy suit, a men’s wear archetype about as old as Zegna itself, slouched like a nubbly bathrobe.—
Jacob Gallagher,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Home sales skidded to a fresh low in 2024, Andrea Riquier reports, as high mortgage rates and property prices kept buyers and sellers on the sidelines of the housing market.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Thus, too much glycation caused by excess sugar can result in accelerated signs of aging, like lines, wrinkles, dark spots and sagging skin.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Rather, an eerie gloom sagged atop everything, an acknowledgement that somewhere, something had stopped being right.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Serve Robotics shares tanked more than 40% on Friday, while SoundHound AI’s stock declined 24%.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Disney’s DEI programs came under attack by Stephen Miller’s America First Legal foundation, which claimed that initiatives to boost diversity and inclusion violate civil rights laws and have tanked the entertainment giant’s value.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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About two hours later the struggling animal was still at the same spot, so the resident, Patrick Hines, reported the incident to East Hampton Town police.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, she’s drawn to Anja (Saskia Rosendahl), a struggling single mother from the Brandenburg countryside where Isabell’s architect father built a striking modernist home.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The infestation causes the tree’s fronds to droop and the crown to turn brown and collapse or tilt.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Continue to water and fertilize your onion plants until the leaves begin to droop, signaling harvest season has begun.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slump. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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