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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
Some of Ohtani's offensive slump can be traced to nagging injuries that limited him to just 139 games in the regular season. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 But behind the sunny terraces, a longer slump has been brewing. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
The location of his injury has led some to wonder if he’ll be hindered — Judge did slump for a few weeks while playing through pain prior to going on the IL — but Boone didn’t share those concerns on Tuesday. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 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 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 brief recession sparked by the Covid pandemic triggered another wave of funding cuts for colleges and universities.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Keynesianism gets a brain freeze John Maynard Keynes is basically the father of macroeconomics, the study of how the entire economy works, including what the government can do to fight recessions, boost employment, and control inflation.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 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
  • With the stock drop Wednesday, the market cap skidded to around $36 billion.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The car ended up on its side after skidding back into the road.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of skid
Verb
  • His thighs and sagging belly wrap tightly around the man’s head; his hands clutch at a long golf club and the scales of justice.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The BoMar Club has received just under thirty thousand dollars from the opioid settlement, to fix its roof and bolster outreach efforts, and Coleman was petitioning the commission for more money to redo the floor, which sagged under our feet.
    — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sag
Verb
  • Over the last five days, SK Hynix has plunged 26%, Samsung has tanked 22% and Micron has dropped around 11%.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the bankruptcy filing, Character Technologies confirmed that lawsuits tanked its business, despite its platform’s popularity.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of tank
Verb
  • The moment the actors wink at the audience, the movie collapses.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The yellow house on Seaside Walk began to collapse Sunday morning, according to two Long Beach Fire Department lifeguards.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapse
Verb
  • Miller's attempt to recast the conversation about his divorce echoed efforts by other candidates who are struggling to overcome concerns about their character.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But more than 40 countries currently struggling with financing and liquidity challenges do not have debt stocks that require imminent restructuring.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of struggle
Verb
  • The video shows a city officer responding to a chaotic scene where Belgal — sitting on the ground with his hands behind his back and head drooping to one side — was surrounded by several officials.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In a certain weird way, that play became a turning point in a 27-19 win for the Chiefs because Stroud was visibly shaken and the Texans drooped from there.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
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