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adjective

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as in fallen

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as in destroyed

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as in unconscious

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collapsed

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verb

past tense of collapse
1
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
Adjective
By then, Petit could barely move his head more than a few centimeters because there was almost no space between him and the collapsed roof. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building following earthquakes that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, June 28, 2026, in Carabellada, La Guaira, Venezuela. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The chances of finding survivors are fading, but families continue to wait outside collapsed buildings as rescue crews press on with the search. — Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Rescue teams in Venezuela are racing to reach hundreds of people believed to be trapped beneath collapsed buildings after powerful earthquakes struck the country Wednesday. — Leila Fadel, NPR, 26 June 2026 Officials expect casualty numbers to rise as search and rescue teams continue working, with many people believed to be trapped beneath collapsed buildings. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 26 June 2026 Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, said late Thursday that about 200 people remained trapped beneath collapsed buildings, while around 250 structures had been damaged or destroyed. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Verb
Emergency authorities said 190 buildings collapsed completely and another 856 sustained significant damage. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Once known best for her #MomTok dances, the 33-year-old Brigham Young University fine arts graduate and mother of three in 2025 successfully collapsed the boundary between creator culture and traditional entertainment. — Emma Barker Bonomo, Time, 14 July 2026 The effort collapsed when Americans for Tax Reform — led by its president, Grover Norquist — aggressively lobbied against it. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 But the rape case against Weakfall collapsed because his confession was deemed inadmissible. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026 The aneurysm nobody saw In December 2022, my husband, the soccer journalist Grant Wahl, collapsed in the press box while covering a World Cup quarterfinal in Qatar. — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Venture capital deal-making in the Middle East has collapsed to a five-year low amid the Iran war, jeopardizing the growth of startups that are an engine for jobs, innovation, and non-oil revenue. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 July 2026 When business travel collapsed and Zoom replaced many corporate trips, airline analysts wondered whether carriers would once again have to lure travelers with cheap fares. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 7 July 2026 The sheriff’s office said 27 people were inside when the roof partially collapsed, leaving two individuals trapped under the rubble. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapsed
  1. fallen
  2. imploded
  3. unconscious
  4. crumpled
  5. failed
  6. compressed
  7. faded
  8. split
Adjective
  • The robot successfully navigated university campuses, forest trails, grassy fields, rocky terrain, staircases, stepping stones, logs, gaps, and fallen branches.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • The suit accuses the fallen celebrity’s people of failing to provide documents clearing two mortgages, which prevented a clean-title transfer.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of fallen
Adjective
  • Surely this scheme would go the way of his failed casinos, airlines, and other imploded ventures.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 May 2026
  • The Eagles, meanwhile, imploded, and Hurts’ longest completion all day was a 20-yarder to Barkley on their final drive.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of imploded
Adjective
  • Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud argued that speech errors could reveal hidden wishes or unconscious thoughts.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
  • José Guadalupe Ramos Solano José Guadalupe Ramos Solano, 36, died on March 25, 2026, after being found unconscious at the Adelanto Detention Center, California.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of unconscious
Verb
  • By all accounts, DC Studios’ Supergirl crumpled beneath the red sun of paltry box-office returns, taking in just $38 million domestically over its opening weekend.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Nothing’s more frustrating than opening your suitcase to find your cutest tops looking like they’ve been crumpled into paper balls.
    — Kenedee Fowler, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
Definition of crumpled
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  • This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of failed
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  • There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • That said, my voice sounds slightly distant, echoey, and compressed.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of compressed
Adjective
  • Eric_Lynxweiler | Courtesy of Latinos in Heritage Conservation The Silver Platter, with its faded crimson awning along a stretch in Los Angeles’ Westlake District, doesn’t look like much from the outside.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The faded fabric, buttery-soft cotton, and contrast-trim neckline lend it a vintage vibe that won’t look out of place when paired with more contemporary pieces.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Definition of faded
Adjective
  • Hailing from the capital city of San Jose, the Costa Rican squad finished sixth and eighth out of 10 teams last year in the Primera Division’s split-season structure.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • The trailer revealed that Season 3 will have a split timeline between present-day Juliette and post-apocalyptic life before the silos were formed.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 July 2026
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