Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-falls
Noun
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But scientists say the water is causing erosion along coastal bluffs, especially in the Torrey Pines area, raising the risk of rock and mud slides.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Travel through passes and canyons could become dangerous, and be alert for rock slides and mud slides.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When Heathcliff, a foundling, discovers that Cathy Earnshaw, the daughter of the impoverished Yorkshire lord who’s taken him in, has played a prank on him by putting eggs in his beds to be crushed, the boy plunges his fingers into the slippery puddle of yolk and albumen left behind.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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Madelyn Cline is giving all the stylish WAGS who showed up at the 2026 NFL Honors a run for their money thanks to a blue Christopher Esber gown that plunges all the way to her stomach.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And when the temperature inevitably plummets in the first few months, the bob will no doubt disguise itself under the Olsen or Victoria Beckham turtleneck tuck, a technique that involves covering the ends of the hair in a high-neck sweater or jacket.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Nov. 2025
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Yet the sensation of a work that, in translation from one medium to another, no longer defies gravity but sort of roughly plummets back down to terra firma can’t easily be shaken off.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So even if the effective tax rate falls, prices aren’t likely to sink for consumers because of the ruling Friday.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Then, make your way over to the Blue Ridge Rapids to float past the artificial falls.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But what precipitates an AI winter is some definitive evidence this hype cannot be met.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If your vehicle skids, gently steer in the direction of the skid to regain control.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The main character is a spirit named Jill who crashes to earth to help usher Boone into the afterlife.—
Dean Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Within seconds, the train is engulfed in a thick white cloud as the avalanche crashes into it and covers the window in snow, causing the train to shake.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Numerous maintenance employees attempted to clean up the spills as fans headed for the exits and even tore up the ground in front of one entrance in order to work on some pipes.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The University of Maryland calls it one of the largest sewage spills in the country.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Free-falls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-falls. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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