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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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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Their review shows that conflict can lead to negative outcomes such as stress, anxiety, depression, poor decision-making or relationship breakdowns.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
There are also totals for the next two seasons — £126million and £89m — but no position-by-position breakdowns.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even in areas accustomed to heavier snowfalls, accumulations in this range can result in delays, collisions and road closures if not treated promptly.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The high-energy neutrons produced during fusion, being electrically neutral, escape towards the walls of the tokamak, allowing most of the energy produced to be recovered (and ultimately creating tritium in collisions with lithium).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Soft-top versions usually weigh more, and heavier vehicles fare better in crashes.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The finale arrives like crashes of thunder and lightning, shifting between forceful and delicate moments.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Dehydration, heat stroke, bike wrecks, a bad trip; these are just a few of the hazards a burner may face in Black Rock City.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Vanuatu’s dive options range from coral reef and dramatic caverns to legendary World War II ship and plane wrecks like Million Dollar Point and the SS President Coolidge, a troopship sunk by mines in 1942 that can be explored with Aore Adventures in Espiritu Santo.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Crack-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack-ups. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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