Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
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While those ships often have pools and spas, passengers won’t find the roller coasters, water slides and mini-golf courses common on larger vessels.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
The pants have an elastic waistband and close by a slide-in clasp and zipper.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Americas lost their regional status as being free from endemic measles transmission, a major health setback that followed an outbreak in Canada linked to plummeting vaccine rates.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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As temperatures plummet and heavy snow blankets large parts of the nation, experts are urging Americans likely to be affected to take simple but critical steps to prepare their homes for the extreme cold.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Insulated fishboxes, a 32-inch-wide dive door, and 14 rod holders assure anglers can fish tournaments, but an impeccable foredeck with recliners and double lounges means double duty for socializing.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Researchers hold the tubes open during a dive before releasing to close them around a parcel of water.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These two conflicts heat up very quickly, with Dale plunging his elbow into the soup and then getting in Ron’s face, telling him to kiss it.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The buttery soft, stretchy nylon is accented with a plunging V-neckline and pretty lace trim.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, after a three-game skid ending with a surprising 22-21 loss to Northwestern, Penn State fired head coach James Franklin and has been on a downward spiral ever since.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Her son's vulnerability precipitated some of those words.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The historian Odd Arne Westad offers an example of this dynamic in the British-German antagonism that precipitated World War I.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s still plenty of time to tumble, which the Aggies did last season after a 7-1 start.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Dashaway eCT is actually the second Dashaway camper in Wheelhome's history, following the original all-electric tumble-expanding Dashaway pop-up trailer the company launched last decade.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those shows come from a time when fisheries were collapsing and regulations meant to save them forced fishermen into a daily sprint to the bottom.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Gilbert is hardly the only celebrity lending their support to Ryder’s Law, which was named after a horse who died in Manhattan in 2022 after collapsing in the August heat.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Free-fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-fall. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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