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 meltdown
James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Still, his meltdown was outrageous.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
As right-wingers melt down over the choice and many of Bad Bunny’s fans rejoice, what is clear is that everyone has an opinion on what is sure to be one of the most culturally significant performances in the history of the Super Bowl.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Boston, on the other hand, could surprise a little this season after last year’s complete meltdown.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Still, his meltdown was outrageous.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
Grok itself debunks the statement regarding Kirk; Musk’s AI tool cannot find evidence of Steele melting down over people mourning the assassination.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
As right-wingers melt down over the choice and many of Bad Bunny’s fans rejoice, what is clear is that everyone has an opinion on what is sure to be one of the most culturally significant performances in the history of the Super Bowl.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meltdown
Verb
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But Uchis never expected to crack the bilingual code this effectively.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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That would track with current projections, which have four movies expected to crack double digits in total nominations on Oscar morning.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Because if this tailspin continues, the offseason changes within the organization could be wide-reaching.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The rejection sends Frankenstein’s monster into a tailspin of isolation and misery.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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But officials reported the collapse took down power lines and utility poles in the area caused power failure to surrounding homes and businesses.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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One of them was there’s a real stadium collapse, a terrible story, that this was inspired by.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But that possibility is literally dynamited in a vision Daria has of the home abruptly blown to smithereens, the destruction replayed in slo-mo to the crashing squeals of early Pink Floyd, itself a collapse of psychedelic rock’s utopian ideals into acid-casualty freak-out.—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
18 Aug. 2025
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The dog remained unfazed during Fowler's minor freak-out.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Because of its proximity to the stadium, Panoramic Hill is often first in line for disaster preparedness measures, including the thinning of brush and eucalyptus trees on the hill, Berkeley resident Kevin Casey said.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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And why this all might be a financial and environmental disaster waiting to happen.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Schmitt suffers a nervous breakdown after his arrogance (and Webber’s long leash on the residency program) leads to him killing a podcaster on the operating table and these two break up again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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But, of course, the producers didn't want Caroline to have a nervous breakdown.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This year's trade deadline was an absolute bloodbath, as the Twins cut ties with 11 players in two days.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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After going 19 consecutive drives without a touchdown and trailing 28-3, Browniong scored on three consecutive drives in the fourth quarter to bring temporary drama to an otherwise boring bloodbath.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the quiet of the Sabbath morning when all the neighborhood was wrapped in slumber, some dastardly degenerate crept into the room, choked her to death, assaulted her criminally and left her bruised and bleeding body lying on the bed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Lansing, Michigan, a group of friends around a late-night campfire spotted another raccoon in distress — this one choking.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Meltdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meltdown. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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