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noun

Definition of slumpnext
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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slump

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verb

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as in to slouch

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as in to skid

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Recent Examples of slump
Noun
From this perspective, the fertility slump is a record of frustrated longing. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 China remains a key battleground for luxury brands seeking to revive growth after a two-year slump. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
But the withdrawal of federal support caused the market to slump, with new EV sales plunging 27% year over year in the first three months of 2026. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026 During an episode, a person remains awake and aware but may slump over, drop objects or even collapse. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for slump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slump
  1. recession
  2. slouch
  3. skid
  4. sag
  5. tank
  6. collapse
  7. struggle
  8. droop
Noun
  • The 2009 recession, financial rescue packages, and the COVID-19 pandemic which started in 2020 were responsible for adding trillions to this debt.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Those suggestions include stress testing financial plans for potential recession, with 54%; building an emergency savings fund, also 54%; reevaluating retirement savings contribution rates, 34%; and accelerating debt paydown, 33%.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of recession
Verb
  • California shouldn’t be complacent, but the state isn’t slouching on preparation, or resolve.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sporting a salt-and-pepper beard, Badio appeared frail during Monday’s proceedings, slouching to one side in his wheelchair.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of slouch
Verb
  • Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Angels 1-0 on Friday night.
    — Jared Jones, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • That chase ends with a semitruck pulling a tank of liquid nitrogen overturning and skidding into an active steel mill, spilling liquid nitrogen all over the street.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of skid
Verb
  • According to the brand, the serum can start to visibly tighten sagging skin in as little as two weeks.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Hook the mask onto your ear to take advantage of the lifting design that targets dry, sagging mature skin.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sag
Verb
  • Scholastic Corp – The publisher of children's books tanked almost 13% after Scholastic posted a loss in the fiscal first quarter.
    — Justina Lee,Tobias Burns, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Minor league playoff games usually tank, since the kids are back in school and there are no promotions, but that, too, was different in Hartford, even when fortunes on the field don’t match the commercial success.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tank
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  • Four American tourists died on Friday after a building collapsed due to a gas explosion in Athens, Greece, in a neighborhood near the Acropolis.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The possibility -- even likelihood -- of some rickety old thing collapsing under me never occurred to me.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapse
Verb
  • But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Three families who are very close friends struggle daily with the teenagers at home.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of struggle
Verb
  • One of the villain’s henchmen was a small, shaggy blue creature with a long drooping snout and a sour expression that lived in a cigar box.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Ensure Proper Care Lastly, Awot-Traut says ensuring proper care for your sunflower is essential to prevent drooping.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026
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