Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
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One of the sharpest slides came after Mr. Trump announced large tariffs on nearly all imports April 2.—
Irineo Cabreros,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025 -
To put it in perspective: That 8% slide translates to roughly $3 trillion in lost market value.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chinese freight ship bookings have also plummeted in recent weeks, suggesting downward pressure on China’s export sector, an engine of the country’s economic growth.—
Ryan Hass,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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On October 19, 1987, The S&P 500 plummeted 20.5% before rebounding about 14% across the next two days.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This dramatic retelling dives into one of Mexico’s most notorious criminal legends from the 1960s.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Wild’s season has been like that ride, with injuries to key players altering the team’s direction with sharp turns and dives.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Losses were seen in BYD Company which plunged 4.03%, Meituan which dropped 1.02%, Xpeng which fell 3.46% and Baidu which was down 0.29%. Elsewhere, gains were seen in Tencent which edged up 0.17%, Xiaomi which increased 0.73% , SenseTime which added 2.11% and JD.com which advanced 2.91%.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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Divorce Is Often Deferred, Not Prevented When the economy plunges, so does the financial feasibility of divorce.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For Williams, early-season struggles are nothing new, something he’s said throughout his skid.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Adversity is nothing new for this season’s Heat team, which dealt with Jimmy Butler’s ugly exit and then endured a 10-game losing skid in March before finding a way to make the playoffs for the sixth straight year.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The actual flood was precipitated by earlier efforts of contractors to install new pilings in several downtown bridges, including one at Kinzie Street.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The research team used test tube experiments and found that oxalic acid caused tiny amount of gadolinium to precipitate from the contrast agent and form nanoparticles, which infiltrated cells of different organs.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With 2:57 to go, Josh Hart took a vicious tumble and Jalen Brunson hurt his right ankle.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Barclays shares took a steep tumble as the White House kicked off its trade war on April 2, but recovered thereafter and remain up more than 10% in the year to date — in sharp contrast to Swiss giant UBS, whose U.S. foothold and domestic concerns have led to a hemorrhage in stock value.—
Jenni Reid,Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kings Kings rally to take lead, only to collapse in third period of Game 3 loss to Oilers April 25, 2025 In Game 4 the Kings led with less than 35 seconds to play when Quinton Byfield failed to make a simple clearance out of the Kings’ zone.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The agreement was due to be signed in February but collapsed in the wake of a heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over how to end the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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“Free-fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-fall. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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