as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement
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Recent Examples of crumble
If water is taken out of an underground aquifer faster than it can be replenished, the aquifer itself can crumble and compact in the ground.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
While Mayday's new plan – which also includes 10 vials of a mysterious white substance snuck into Gilead – quickly comes together, Lydia's begins to crumble.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 May 2025
The city, consultants and the community have been working for years to replace the crumbling structure.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The ongoing humanitarian crisis is worsened by widespread poverty, food insecurity, and a crumbling health care system, displacing over a million people from their homes in search of safety.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
While Mayday's new plan – which also includes 10 vials of a mysterious white substance snuck into Gilead – quickly comes together, Lydia's begins to crumble.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 May 2025
The city, consultants and the community have been working for years to replace the crumbling structure.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The ongoing humanitarian crisis is worsened by widespread poverty, food insecurity, and a crumbling health care system, displacing over a million people from their homes in search of safety.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumble
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In March, Rose Shalom of Sunland lost her husband, Mannie Rezende, who had slowly deteriorated from Alzheimer’s over several years.—
Steve Lopez,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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But their relationship deteriorated as both countries became less secular.—
David Makovsky,
Foreign Affairs,
6 May 2025
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What To Know According to the study published in Communications Earth & Environment, the states with the highest mortality rates from wildfire smoke worsened by climate change between 2006 and 2020 were in the West.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Delays also worsened, with 78.1% of flights arriving on time last year, down from 78.3% in 2023.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
15 May 2025
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Over 12 days, actors, directors, producers, influencers and the like will descend onto the carpeted steps — not just to promote their latest feature film at the high temple of world cinema, but also to turn a look.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The haunting Frendo the Clown, which had been previously glimpsed dispatching teens in a potentially supernatural manner, descends on a farmhouse party filled with drunk teens.—
William Earl,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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While the cost of groceries, on average, declined, the report found the price of dining out got more expensive and is up about 4% from the past year.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Revenue is expected to decline between 4 percent and 5 percent, which anticipates a drop of 4 to 5 percent in North America, a mid-teen percent decline in Asia-Pacific and high-single-digit growth in EMEA.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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“Crumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumble. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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