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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 crumbled
Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Our adaptation of the recipe gives you the option to top the beans with crumbled bacon in addition to cooking them in bacon fat.
—Saveur, 8 Aug. 2025
Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The Bears brought more pressure, including defensive back blitzes, and the Packers’ pass protection crumbled while the running game stalled.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Whatever Iran’s hopes about trying to help the Palestinians, the country where Iran has been most active in the region, with a calamitous humanitarian cost, has been Syria, and after spending an untold number of soldiers and dollars there, the Assad regime completely crumbled.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Though both sides reached a settlement in November, the conflict was an ugly sign of how solidarity between these organizations crumbled in an attempt to persevere.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s oil infrastructure festered and crumbled.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Venezuela’s oil infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and output has crumbled.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
Tuck crumbled feta into the ground lamb mixture for creamy texture and salty, briny flavor.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The pavement crumbled and collapsed at the intersection of 111th and Whipple streets.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
In recent years, life in Cuba has become even more difficult, as the population deals with daily blackouts, shortages of food and medicines and a crumbled infrastructure.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Our adaptation of the recipe gives you the option to top the beans with crumbled bacon in addition to cooking them in bacon fat.
—Saveur, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
On June 14, 2023, the three-story building crumbled, fireworks whistled through the sky and the explosions rumbled the ground miles away.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The Bears brought more pressure, including defensive back blitzes, and the Packers’ pass protection crumbled while the running game stalled.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Whatever Iran’s hopes about trying to help the Palestinians, the country where Iran has been most active in the region, with a calamitous humanitarian cost, has been Syria, and after spending an untold number of soldiers and dollars there, the Assad regime completely crumbled.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Though both sides reached a settlement in November, the conflict was an ugly sign of how solidarity between these organizations crumbled in an attempt to persevere.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s oil infrastructure festered and crumbled.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Venezuela’s oil infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and output has crumbled.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
Tuck crumbled feta into the ground lamb mixture for creamy texture and salty, briny flavor.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The pavement crumbled and collapsed at the intersection of 111th and Whipple streets.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumbled
Verb
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At the time, Denver’s Landmark Preservation office told the Denver Gazette that the old neon was too deteriorated to restore.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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The already-frosty relationship between Devers and the front office deteriorated to an irreparable level in May, when Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There, a corroded pipe leaked 5,000 gallons of fuel into the crawl space of a maintenance building associated with the elementary school.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
17 Nov. 2025
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The renovation plans call for replacing the sign’s corroded letters and converting the lighting to an LED system.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Squeezed by environmental regulations and fearing a flood of cheap food products from across the Atlantic, farmers have blocked highways and descended on the streets of European capitals in an explosion of outrage against the agreement.—
Isabel Debre,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The next morning, a fugitive task force of 10 armed officers descended on the mountain retreat in upstate New York that Busfield and Gilbert share to break down their front door, find him and take him into custody, the Daily Mail reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the tie-up with Nieman Marcus only worsened Saks’ debt situation as luxury sales weakened.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Firefighters said the fire was then upgraded to a third alarm as fire conditions worsened and spread internally on the second and third floors.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dealing with repairs because of the contaminated gas?—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Major soil removal underway Meerbott said restoring the park has become a priority as crews work to remove contaminated soil.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Since the mandate, neural tube defects have dramatically declined in almost every single ethnic population except for Latinos, according to Jaffery.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Wiener declined to answer the question in either direction.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Federal officials advise customers not to use the tainted cinnamon and throw it away.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Dec. 2025
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Clostridium botulinum can be unevenly spread throughout powdered formula, so not all babies who consume a tainted product will fall ill, according to medical experts.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Crumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbled. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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