1
as in breakdowns
a mental or nervous collapse
a crack-up required him to take a year off from work
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2
as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate
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Noun
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But the Hornets were undone by special teams breakdowns and penalties, garnering 10 flags for 80 yards.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025 -
After a few missteps and defensive breakdowns, the Clippers found their footing, among other things, and put away the Phoenix Suns, 129-102, in their home opener on Friday night at the Intuit Dome.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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In theory, self-driving cars should be able to detect animals and quickly stop or slow down, thereby lowering the number of collisions.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to the Standard, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has reported more than 880 self-driving car collisions to date.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Across America, there have been multiple fatal crashes involving drivers who couldn’t understand basic English road signs.—
Roger Marshall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 58 reports of FSD traffic-safety violations, including 23 injuries and 14 crashes.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Oftentimes, researchers find everyday items within and around the wrecks, including dishes, bunkbeds, sinks, even a stove that make the seemingly frozen vessels under deep water alive once again.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bacon takes his time getting to the fateful voyage; there are myriad sidebars of varying interest on topics such as Great Lakes shipping and the rise of taconite, two lake wrecks that foreshadowed the Fitz, even the sailors’ favorite watering holes.—
Kevin Duchschere,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Crack-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack-ups. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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