as in breakdown
a mental or nervous collapse
the pressures of his job nearly caused him to go into a tailspin
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Recent Examples of tailspin
Milton resigned in 2020 amid reports of fraud that sent Nikola's stock prices into a tailspin.
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CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
Fears of a weakening global economy sent stocks into a tailspin in early 2016, driving shares of JPMorgan down nearly 20% and the S & P 500 down more than 10% at their lows.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The release sent domestic chip producers like Nvidia into a tailspin, with its stock having plunged 15% in the five days leading up to the hearing.
—Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Feb. 2025
But the controversy has thrown this year's Oscars race into a tailspin.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
Fears of a weakening global economy sent stocks into a tailspin in early 2016, driving shares of JPMorgan down nearly 20% and the S & P 500 down more than 10% at their lows.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The release sent domestic chip producers like Nvidia into a tailspin, with its stock having plunged 15% in the five days leading up to the hearing.
—Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Feb. 2025
But the controversy has thrown this year's Oscars race into a tailspin.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tailspin
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailspin. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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