avalanched

verb

past tense of avalanche
as in fell
to fall down in a large mass The snow avalanched down the mountainside.

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Recent Examples of avalanched Celebrities have avalanched their way back to America’s most famous ski area, swathed in their fuzzy coats and après ski chic looks. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avalanched
  1. fell
  2. tumbled
  3. skidded
  4. crashed
  5. slid
  6. flowed
  7. plunged
Verb
  • The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Oil prices tumbled at the start of the week on optimism that a deal to reopen the strait could be imminent.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Peloton shares tumbled nearly 13% in morning trading Thursday as the outlook disappointed investors.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumbled
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  • The video shows a spray of debris flying as the truck struck the overpass, tipped over, and skidded on its side.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The bus, which was carrying passengers from Sétif to the Algerian capital, skidded in the locality of El Karma, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Algiers, before plunging into a deep ravine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of skidded
Verb
  • He would later be beaten by the Cameroonian, who crashed a shot off the bar that Trafford could not get his hands on.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The suspect crashed into eight vehicles during the chase, police said.
    — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of crashed
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  • Streams of cool kids dressed in all-black tank tops, slip dresses and leather pants crammed into the old town, sipping cocktails as DJs slid faders.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Cisco Systems — Shares slid 2% after HSBC cut its rating on the networking equipment maker and cut its price target to $120 from $137.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • But the tone suggests Tehran may be taking a tougher stance, which could further delay a full return of transits through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supply flowed before the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new report’s findings agreed with other analyses suggesting that capital investment has flowed into Opportunity Zones and that the investment has been unevenly distributed.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • Since going public in March on the Nasdaq Global Market, Greenland Energy’s market cap has plunged nearly 85% down to about $54 million.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Average humanoid robot prices have plunged 93% between 2020 and 2025 to $58,000, according to Wood Mackenzie.
    — Elaine Yu,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of plunged

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“Avalanched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avalanched. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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