Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
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The difference today is that the slippery slope has become steeper and the slide faster.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025 -
The guest made it to the end of the slide, not falling through, but still suffered injuries.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Profits are being crushed: Operating margins have plummeted from a robust average of 26% over four years to just 6% currently.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But conventional solar and wind installations are no match for temperatures that plummet below –40 degrees Celsius, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (kmh) and ferocious blizzards.—
You Xiaoying,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Exhibits include antique dive suits, treasure-hunting tools, and pioneering scuba gear.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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No dives were ever aborted due to the real-time monitoring system, the report found.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The eviction notice has plunged his future into uncertainty.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Filmed on 16mm Kodak Ektachrome across a non-stop 45 day shoot, Petersen expands her exploration of mysticism and disappearance in southernmost Argentina – plunging head-first into a father-daughter relationship upended in the sleepy mountains of Tierra del Fuego.—
Jason Liwag,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The team followed a five-game winning streak with a four-game skid, then bounced back with three straight wins before the Lynx ended the run on Sunday.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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On the morning of Aug. 13, a three-person city crew equipped with a skid steer, a dump truck, shovels and rakes was making its way up North 19th Street, picking up pile after pile of debris sitting outside homes.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Haleiwa Hotel could not compete with the burgeoning tourism district of Waikiki, precipitating its demise.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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His illness has also likely precipitated his reconciliation with his youngest son, Prince Harry, which seems to be coming together.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The market treating Friday’s setback as a standard seasonal shakeout for now: Overbought indexes, a bit of speculative froth and complacency about the state of the economy under tariffs set us up for a bit of a jolt, then came Friday’s tumble accompanied by a pop in the VIX above 20.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Now, just $60 billion separates Musk from Oracle’s Larry Ellison—and another Tesla tumble could see Musk dethroned as the world’s richest man.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When Adobe’s $20 billion deal for smaller, scrappier rival Figma collapsed in 2023 under global antitrust scrutiny, investors set to reap billions complained loudly about Biden’s enforcers.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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People try to avoid going out after dark, and in a city where everything is touched by narco dollars, the economy is collapsing.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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