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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
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
When that didn't work, Cincy crumbled.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The defense then crumbled in the red zone for a hat trick of first-half scores.
—Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The mood on the ice and in the dressing room was somber Thursday when Barkov crumbled to the ice following a noncontact drill and had to be helped off the ice by two team staff members.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Arisu watches in horror as Ryuji takes a gun out of his pocket and points it at Usagi, who has crumbled to the ground in devastation.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Moldova, which borders Ukraine and won independence as the Soviet Union crumbled, is no stranger to Russian meddling.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
As relationships crumbled, my grandmother stood firm.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In just seconds, a 540-foot hyperbolic nuclear cooling tower in Trousdale County, Tennessee, crumbled into a massive cloud of dust.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
Instead, Bryant’s body has crumbled.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
When that didn't work, Cincy crumbled.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The defense then crumbled in the red zone for a hat trick of first-half scores.
—Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The mood on the ice and in the dressing room was somber Thursday when Barkov crumbled to the ice following a noncontact drill and had to be helped off the ice by two team staff members.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Arisu watches in horror as Ryuji takes a gun out of his pocket and points it at Usagi, who has crumbled to the ground in devastation.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Moldova, which borders Ukraine and won independence as the Soviet Union crumbled, is no stranger to Russian meddling.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
As relationships crumbled, my grandmother stood firm.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In just seconds, a 540-foot hyperbolic nuclear cooling tower in Trousdale County, Tennessee, crumbled into a massive cloud of dust.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumbled
Verb
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However, as Ozzy's health deteriorated, the project shifted into a film instead.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stone, brick and window work has deteriorated.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the two soldiers descended the elevator to the three art vaults, escorted by the bank manager, neither Madame Matisse nor Marguerite was present.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The path into the cave descended steeply, and the ceiling lowered so that everyone had to bend and then squat.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Those kept in the more acidic water were significantly more corroded, and had far more cracks and holes, especially at the root and tooth base.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thompson said the lending skew will ultimately create worsened housing markets.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.—
Suhail Bhat,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The carmaker may announce in the coming weeks about $5 billion in fresh money on top of a similar amount earmarked earlier in the year, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing information that’s not public.—
Gabrielle Coppola,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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But overall crime has declined, including a 30% drop in homicides, the mayor’s office said.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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What stores carried the possibly contaminated shrimp?—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brigadier General Edwin Urrego, commander of the Metropolitan Police, initially told local outlets that seven people had been found dead as a result of consuming the tainted liquor.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Friedrich died at the end of 1934 after eating tainted chicken meat.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Crumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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