Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-falling
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The town’s population was plummeting and Hermon says that watching his friends go without him would have felt like abandonment, leaving him only with an unending future in the army to contemplate.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Factors behind the plummeting herd size include drought and high costs of supplies and equipment.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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In another look from the trip, Nader debuted a matching leopard-print top with a plunging neckline, finishing the outfit with oversized sunglasses, a straw cowboy hat and a gold pendant.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Bridesmaids alum put a NSFW twist on power dressing at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday night, turning heads in nothing but a sheer layer of mesh and a black velvet bow tie under her belly button-plunging blazer.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Researchers suggest combining it with evaporation, selective adsorbents, or lithium-precipitating chemicals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement In the 1960s the nation emerged from post-World War II rationing, precipitating a new surge of cultural output in music, film, and fashion.—
Time,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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One of those getaway vehicles, an Acura TLX, was pursued by police and traveled as fast as 70 miles per hour on city streets before crashing.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The preliminary investigation showed that the driver of the vehicle drove off and dragged the unidentified deputy a short distance before crashing.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The soil is collapsing, leaving something resembling large puddles among the freshwater marshes.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, a currency collapsing under international sanctions, water shortages and recurring power outages have sharpened a sense of crisis across the country.—
Roxana Saberi,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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At least 61,000 people living in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel’s subsequent military campaign aimed at wiping out Hamas and recovering the hostages.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Free-falling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-falling. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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