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as in crumpled
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people
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as in failed
to be unsuccessful
the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
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as in compressed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey
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Recent Examples of collapsed
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
The collapsed building in the historic Wilhelminian style contained rental and vacation apartments, police said.
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ABC News,
19 May 2026
There may still be residents trapped under the debris of the collapsed building, as the State Emergency Service said more than a dozen people have been reported missing.
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Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
When first responders arrived at the scene, authorities discovered that staff at the venue and wedding guests had already provided initial first aid to some guests and used ladders to help those who fell through the collapsed floor.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
But even in a semi-collapsed state, people want family and children and vacations, and so Caroline somewhat reluctantly joins Adam and a cohort of others on Haven.
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John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
The newborn daughter of a woman killed in a Queens house fire was found dead in the collapsed home two days later, FDNY official said Wednesday.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
In the future, these miniature flying machines could navigate collapsed buildings after earthquakes and help locate survivors in places larger robots cannot reach.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Dec. 2025
One life ended, within a collapsed home, curled around her stepson’s infant son.
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Sharon Olds,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The project had to be unplugged within months — before being widely deployed — when the company behind it collapsed.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The initiative ultimately collapsed in 2024 after the company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffith, was accused of embezzling funds amid data privacy concerns and whistleblower allegations.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
The law was named after a horse that collapsed in Manhattan in 2022.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
By the time the AI deal collapsed, the LAUSD had reportedly paid AllHere $3 million in advance.
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Nbc Los Angeles,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
But about three months after unveiling the technology and paying the company $3 million, the district dropped its dealings with AllHere, which collapsed into bankruptcy.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Like how the 1964 claims of a North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin collapsed.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Yet residents who have cautiously returned to Nabatieh have expressed dismay at the huge damage Israel inflicted on the city's neighborhoods and its famed market, where the roofing had collapsed and shops were devastated.
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Adjective
Heavy equipment had to be brought on site to remove parts of the collapsed roof.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
The collapsed building in the historic Wilhelminian style contained rental and vacation apartments, police said.
—
ABC News,
19 May 2026
There may still be residents trapped under the debris of the collapsed building, as the State Emergency Service said more than a dozen people have been reported missing.
—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
When first responders arrived at the scene, authorities discovered that staff at the venue and wedding guests had already provided initial first aid to some guests and used ladders to help those who fell through the collapsed floor.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
But even in a semi-collapsed state, people want family and children and vacations, and so Caroline somewhat reluctantly joins Adam and a cohort of others on Haven.
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John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
The newborn daughter of a woman killed in a Queens house fire was found dead in the collapsed home two days later, FDNY official said Wednesday.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
In the future, these miniature flying machines could navigate collapsed buildings after earthquakes and help locate survivors in places larger robots cannot reach.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Dec. 2025
One life ended, within a collapsed home, curled around her stepson’s infant son.
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Sharon Olds,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Niv Shisler, 24, an aspiring rapper who works at Dorfman’s restaurant, moved to the town last November lured by cheap housing when rents collapsed during the war.
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Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The project had to be unplugged within months — before being widely deployed — when the company behind it collapsed.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The initiative ultimately collapsed in 2024 after the company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffith, was accused of embezzling funds amid data privacy concerns and whistleblower allegations.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
The law was named after a horse that collapsed in Manhattan in 2022.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
By the time the AI deal collapsed, the LAUSD had reportedly paid AllHere $3 million in advance.
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Nbc Los Angeles,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
But about three months after unveiling the technology and paying the company $3 million, the district dropped its dealings with AllHere, which collapsed into bankruptcy.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Like how the 1964 claims of a North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin collapsed.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Yet residents who have cautiously returned to Nabatieh have expressed dismay at the huge damage Israel inflicted on the city's neighborhoods and its famed market, where the roofing had collapsed and shops were devastated.
—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapsed
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Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
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Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones.
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Surely this scheme would go the way of his failed casinos, airlines, and other imploded ventures.
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The Eagles, meanwhile, imploded, and Hurts’ longest completion all day was a 20-yarder to Barkley on their final drive.
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She was found unconscious in the bay and had emergency brain surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital the night of the crash.
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The man was unconscious and unresponsive after hitting the ground, police said.
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One of the victims fled to a McDonald's restaurant where his bloodstained clothes, which were likely cut off by paramedics, were crumpled on the floor near the entrance.
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First responders found Russo crumpled in the front passenger seat of the wreckage and Flanagan, his friend, stacked on top of him.
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Despite his storied career, Messi failed to score a goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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That compressed timeline changes the whole defensive game.
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Hydrogen is produced elsewhere, compressed, stored, transported, and then refuelled into the vehicle.
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Directed by Son Jae-gon and starring Gang Dong-won, Uhm Tae-goo, and Park Ji-hyun, the film tracks a faded first-generation K-pop co-ed dance trio making a reckless attempt to stage a comeback two decades after a plagiarism scandal dissolved their careers.
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The one difference was a new layer of red bricks over the faded previous layer.
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If employees have to research eligibility, split transactions, save receipts and manually file claims, many will simply choose not to use the benefit.
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The prospect of a split upper band in EU member states raises technical challenges around coexistence and potential interference.
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“Collapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collapsed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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