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cratered

verb

past tense of crater
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cratered
  1. collapsed
  2. fell
  3. flopped
  4. plunged
  5. failed
  6. tumbled
  7. folded
  8. dipped
Verb
  • Others fled the country entirely to escape persecution and to find new work as the economy collapsed.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Thirty-two houses in the park have collapsed into the Atlantic since 2020.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • While the warehouse project has flopped, records show that in the last few months ICE has quietly expanded its detention system in other ways.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Reigns flopped into the corner and waited for the right moment to strike with a spear.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of flopped
Verb
  • Shares have plunged nearly 18% over the past three months as investors weigh the risks of CoreWeave taking out massive amounts of debt to fuel growth.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The slaying, which federal prosecutors say was partly plotted in South Florida, plunged the country deeper into chaos.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of plunged
Verb
  • Seasonal flu vaccinations have been called off this year after the government failed to procure them from Europe.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The onslaught amounted to a rare success for Ukraine’s summer drone campaign against Moscow, which had failed to breach any of the city’s air defenses for months.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of failed
Verb
  • Fluence Energy — Shares tumbled 22% after the battery storage maker cut its full-year guidance.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But the number of students enrolled in the curriculum has tumbled dramatically this year.
    — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of tumbled
Verb
  • Since the last time the area had been grazed, a year earlier, the grasses had grown to chest height and then folded under their own weight.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • His knees folded into his chest, the crown of his head burrowing down.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of folded
Verb
  • About seven months ago, the average 30-year mortgage rate briefly dipped below 6% for the first time in years, prompting hopes that cheaper borrowing would finally unfreeze the housing market.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Oil prices dipped to near two-week lows, but increasing costs of fuel raised fears of broader economic fallout.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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“Cratered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cratered. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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