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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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as in fallen
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as in destroyed
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as in unconscious
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Recent Examples of collapsed
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Last season, Spurs collapsed after leading 2-0 at half-time and conceded three times in 21 minutes.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Through the unrelenting summer, Japan’s hospitals have received waves of elderly patients, including some who collapsed at home, or on the street under the scorching sun.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
What wasn’t damaged by fire itself may have been destroyed when the roof collapsed, or by the water that was pumped in from the harbor at a rate of 50,000 gallons a minute.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2025
Nvidia tried to buy chip design company Arm, but that deal collapsed in 2022 due to regulatory pressure.
—Lora Kolodny,jordan Novet,kif Leswing, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Goldberg welcomed the audience back from a commercial break to introduce a conversation about handling breakups — a topic that's similar to others over which Goldberg has notably collapsed to avoid discussing in the past.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Smith’s extended lunge was needed as Chapman’s throw barely beat Pages’ speed, but Smith instantly collapsed onto his side.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
In video footage of the tragedy obtained by ViralPress, Praphrom could be seen inspecting a collapsed road from a trench opening below, before soil and concrete fell and struck the back of his neck, pinning him to the ground and burying him.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Bosa walked off gingerly, but then collapsed on the sideline following the incident.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Last season, Spurs collapsed after leading 2-0 at half-time and conceded three times in 21 minutes.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Through the unrelenting summer, Japan’s hospitals have received waves of elderly patients, including some who collapsed at home, or on the street under the scorching sun.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
What wasn’t damaged by fire itself may have been destroyed when the roof collapsed, or by the water that was pumped in from the harbor at a rate of 50,000 gallons a minute.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2025
Nvidia tried to buy chip design company Arm, but that deal collapsed in 2022 due to regulatory pressure.
—Lora Kolodny,jordan Novet,kif Leswing, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Goldberg welcomed the audience back from a commercial break to introduce a conversation about handling breakups — a topic that's similar to others over which Goldberg has notably collapsed to avoid discussing in the past.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Smith’s extended lunge was needed as Chapman’s throw barely beat Pages’ speed, but Smith instantly collapsed onto his side.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapsed
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Diane pulled out a sheet from a stack of papers, and it was all crumpled up with the lyrics to the song.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Brown was caught after the raid failed and charged with treason.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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When Atsu was first revealed as the game’s protagonist, reactionaries jumped to disavow the sequel, citing bad-faith reasoning that failed to hide their prejudices.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Entire project cycles could be compressed into a fraction of the time.—
John Akkara,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stock indexes released to new highs and Treasury yields compressed toward five-month lows as investors took the uptick in weekly jobless claims as permission to look through 3%-ish inflation and price in multiple Fed rate hikes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Composting fallen leaves is another option to create what's known as 'black gold,' a nutrient-rich amendment.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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His girls were having too much fun climbing the branches of the fallen oak to remove it.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, fans were caught off guard when Nyx was shown unconscious backstage on this week's episode of NXT and removed from the Fatal Influence stable.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Shane got on top of him and smashed his head on the floor, again and again, knocking Stefan unconscious.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stitch Fix — Shares tumbled 7%.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Argentine investors cheered the announcement, which came after the peso and stocks had tumbled in recent weeks following Milei’s setback in local elections.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company’s efforts to improve its dimming sales growth prospects with an obesity medicine have largely flopped, leaving the pharma giant sidelined from the industry’s hottest market.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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One member of the group, Joel Wenhardt, from Southern California, shuffled to the piano and flopped down on the bench.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At those rates, without a significant change in policy or health care costs, the general fund would be squeezed to nearly nothing in the next 15 years, according to an analysis by the governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Collapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collapsed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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