slumped

verb

Definition of slumpednext
past tense of slump
1
as in slouched

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2
as in skidded

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  1. struggled
  2. slipped
  3. floundered
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  • But Minnesota has struggled, for the most part, to turn pressure into sacks this season.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Season 2 has struggled to retain Season 1’s large base, Katie noted, with Samba TV data showing Season 2’s first ep drew half that of Season 1’s opener, which, to be fair, remains the streamer’s largest premiere to date.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struggled
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  • In July, a cub of last year’s champion, 128 Grazer, slipped over the falls and was washed into Chunk’s path.
    Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In the Americas, revenues slipped 1 percent, but were up 6 percent in Europe and flat in Asia.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of slipped
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  • Diplomacy has so far failed to broker a deal between Israel and Hezbollah, and the ceasefire and hostage negotiations between Hamas and Israel have floundered.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • And the engineer’s aim to eliminate the interpretative nature of musical performance and authentically convey a composer’s intentions with the aid of a complex technical system also ultimately floundered.
    Lauren Rosati, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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slumped

slumped (over)

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