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
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  • 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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  • Across China, hotel RevPAR has tumbled 6% year-on-year through late July, following a 1% drop in June, according to Smith Travel Research data cited by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Peralta is eliciting whiffs at a career-worst rate, and a strikeout rate that used to sit above 30 percent has tumbled down to the league average this year.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumbled
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  • 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
  • Joey Bart followed by lining a ball that whizzed over third base and then skidded in foul territory to the base of a wall that juts perpendicular to the infield.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Definition of skidded
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  • Yet, just a few weeks ago, Zweigenhaft was on the floor inside Ragan-Brown Fieldhouse, matched up with a smallish guard who played fierce defense, crashed the boards and generally played with the aggression of Jose Alvarado of the New York Knicks.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The Los Angeles Police Department closed the 105 Freeway in South LA after a human trafficking suspect crashed during a pursuit on Thursday.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of crashed
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  • But with Bogaerts already retired, shortstop Willy Adames had to track down Campusano — who had slid early in the base path to remove himself from the play — to record the final out of the inning.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For the main course, the lamb kabab slid straight off the skewer, charred on the outside and juicy on the inside.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of slid
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  • After Klee announced his death on July 25, tributes flowed on social media for the little dog whose cancer diagnosis was revealed in May.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The park itself wasn’t crowded during USA TODAY’s visit on July 30, but a steady stream of guests flowed through the front entrance, stopping only for security since there were no admission fees.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • After more than doubling through this year’s first six months, the Kospi has plunged 34% so far in July.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Meta’s stock plunged 8% Thursday, continuing its historic losing streak after lackluster earnings and revenue projections dimmed investor confidence in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI vision.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of plunged

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“Avalanched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avalanched. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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