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
Spirit stock went into a tailspin following news of the aborted merger.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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
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
This sent the tribal council into a tailspin as the remaining players scrambled on who to vote out.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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
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
This sent the tribal council into a tailspin as the remaining players scrambled on who to vote out.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailspin. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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