tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtāl-ˌspin 
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2
: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
Examples of tailspin in a Sentence
Stock prices are in a tailspin.
The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
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That’s striking because disappointing inflation reports have thrown Wall Street into a tailspin.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, though, sent relations between the two nations into a tailspin.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, though, sent relations between the two nations into a tailspin.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailspin. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌspin
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