AVALANCHED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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Unitree's shares tumbled after founder Wang Xingxing sought to lower expectations for humanoid commercialization, while the public visiting conference exhibition booths were often bluntly unimpressed.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
The Pride have tumbled all the way to 13th place in the NWSL standings.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 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

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The program suffered another setback in June when one of the flight-test aircraft involved in the radar modernization effort crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The small airplane crashed into the Seldovia Slough, a shallow waterway off Seldovia, a city of about 235 residents on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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From Corona Extra to Michelob Ultra, beer flowed on the National Mall this weekend as tens of thousands of fans watched IndyCar drivers race through the heart of Washington DC.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
The family fracture began when Baker and Emily sought an audit of millions of dollars that had flowed unauthorized from their accounts into businesses connected to Baker’s father and brother.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of flowed

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The number of Americans who report having six or more close friends has plunged by 50% this century, and the number of people reporting no close friends has skyrocketed by 400% over that same time period.

— Ken Stern, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Rock, ice and mud plunged down for miles, washing away communities along the river.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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