1
as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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2
as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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On May 9, 1873—Black Friday—stocks collapsed, and fights broke out on the floor of the exchange, which was forced to close.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026 -
Hundreds of people including athletes and politicians were at Jet Set when the roof collapsed, attending a concert by singer Rubby Pérez, who was among the victims.—
Martín Adames,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Haas wasn't sure what disease could have felled a buck so clearly in its prime.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Dec. 2025
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Yet Christine’s fate took a devastating turn when her father died, her husband was felled by the plague a year later.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
4 Dec. 2025
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Free agents such as Joakim Noah flopped.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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The willingness to protect meaning over volume is precisely what has made the brand more culturally relevant than numerous others that came up alongside it and flopped.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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With 10 cameras rolling, the car shattered the glass and plunged on cue.—
Michael Martin,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
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Another double-double from their former star plunged the Sky back into another skid of consecutive losses.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Nursing home operators argued the state failed to properly account for the medical complexity of residents when calculating those payments, reducing reimbursement for facilities caring for some of the sickest patients.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Towns called it a collective joy when the Spurs failed to score on the final possession.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Highflying names such as Nvidia and Broadcom slid as server maker Super Micro Computer tumbled 28% on a $7-billion stock sale plan, stoking fresh worries about an AI-fueled bubble.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Anglogold Ashanti tumbled nearly 7%, while Harmony Gold Mining and Gold Fields both lost roughly 6%.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The vehicle has 78 cubic feet of storage space when the rear seats are folded, 44 cubic feet when just the back row is folded, and 15 cubic feet when all seats are in use.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 June 2026
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With the rear seats folded, the amount of car space expands significantly to about 56 cubic feet.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Data center operator CoreWeave and other chipmakers, like AMD and Micron, also dipped into the red.—
Jarrod Barry,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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But even that debut was dipped in controversy.—
Desiree Mathurin
December 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Cratered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cratered. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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