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Recent Examples of collapse
Verb
After McVries chooses to sit down and accept his death and Stebbins (played in the movie by Garrett Wareing) collapses from exhaustion, Garraty is the only remaining walker. Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 Since last summer’s parliamentary election failed to deliver a majority to any one party or bloc, two governments have collapsed amid dispute over the coming year’s budget — reigniting concerns the country is on an unsustainable fiscal track. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Advertisement Advertisement Lecornu’s appointment follows the collapse of France’s government after a vote of no confidence on Monday that ousted 74-year-old Francois Bayrou from the post. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Port officials are still trying to determine the cause of the collapse. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collapse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapse
Verb
  • The stock tumbled 14% in a single day as investors feared that their expectations for orforglipron sales in the coming years were too optimistic.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The problem with these ideas, however, is that much of the junk is tumbling.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Likely to have less impact on your buying decision (but still reside in the back of your mind) is that if one of the triple-panel fans fails, the entire triple-fan unit needs replacing, not just one fan.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The new glue has impressive properties, including its ability to withstand significant forces before failing.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Both Michigan Central and Emergent Campus models compress this learning curve by integrating practical application from day one.
    Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • According to Spotify, Bluetooth currently doesn’t provide enough bandwidth to transmit lossless audio, so the signal has to be compressed before being sent.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The pain goes deeper than exhaustion.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Men tumble into each other, frantically fighting to get back up, while others faint from exhaustion.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Biden and, by extension, Harris will be remembered even and perhaps especially by Democrats as symbolizing disappointment and defeat.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Austin Corbett used stronger terms to describe the mood following the 26-10 defeat.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.
    Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The strategy created momentum, but Llama 4 flopped when it was released in early April 2025—at which point, Pineau had already submitted her resignation.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My sister looked up at me and ever so gently, with barely perceptible pressure, squeezed my hand.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • If real estate values turn soft in a region, the decline could squeeze a crucial revenue stream for cities, counties, regional agencies and school districts.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Collapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collapse. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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