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
But, according to transcripts, Alex’s hopes for reviving Juliet quickly crumbled, giving way to the suspicion that OpenAI was deceiving or taunting him with mere hints of her character.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Certain assumptions might no longer hold, causing the mathematicians’ arguments to crumble.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
The official synopsis for The Waterfront reads: Inspired by true events, The Waterfront dives into the flawed Buckley family as their attempts to retain control of their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire drive them to increasingly dangerous means to keep themselves afloat.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
As the Blatter regime down the road at FIFA began to crumble, Platini became the heir apparent.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for crumble
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Certain assumptions might no longer hold, causing the mathematicians’ arguments to crumble.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
The official synopsis for The Waterfront reads: Inspired by true events, The Waterfront dives into the flawed Buckley family as their attempts to retain control of their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire drive them to increasingly dangerous means to keep themselves afloat.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
As the Blatter regime down the road at FIFA began to crumble, Platini became the heir apparent.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for crumble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumble
Verb
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The Astros traded Pressly as a pure salary dump, influenced in part by his deteriorating relationship with general manager Dana Brown.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Thousands of small communities whose economies once revolved around plants have deteriorated to depression, drugs, and dollar stores.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Some locals in Venice, which has dealt with overtourism that has strained the city’s infrastructure and services for years, will protest the wedding over concerns its scale will worsen some of the issues created by excessive tourist crowds.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Maybe Meta made subtle changes in its training recipe that accidentally worsened the memorization problem.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Last year, Japan saw record numbers of international visitors, many of whom descend on regions like Kyoto to buy high-grade matcha rarely available overseas.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
20 June 2025
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The sixty-eight-year-old Harold Boyd was lifting weights inside his modest home gym when the brothers descended the basement steps.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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LeBron James already opted in to a $52.6 million deal with the Lakers for next season, the Rockets traded for Durant and the Los Angeles Clippers saw James Harden decline his option in return for a new deal and a raise.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Three players ultimately declined to participate this time around: Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas and Barry Bonds.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2025
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“Crumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumble. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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