Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-falls
Noun
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The entertainment venue is nearly 40,000 square feet and has dry slides that company says are as slick as a water chute, using proprietary materials and technology.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026 -
The Great Tides Waterpark, offering 19 water slides, cliff jumping and more, is slated to open this summer.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His documentary plunges viewers into a 1996 expedition in Brazil to contact the isolate Indigenous Koruba people in the Amazon rainforest.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set in a remote harbor village near the DMZ, the sci-fi thriller kicks off with reports of a mysterious discovery that plunges the town into a desperate fight for survival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Venus plummets out of the evening sky in the next few weeks.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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The most common adverse events were falls and muscle weakness, which overlap with ALS symptoms.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another was found unresponsive in his room after multiple falls.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The introduction of Allen Klein [the notorious business manager whom Lennon advocated to take over the Beatles' affairs] precipitates the band’s crumbling.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
26 Feb. 2026
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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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Unfortunately, Omnissa’s data didn’t detail exactly how many crashes both Windows and Mac computers suffered in absolute terms, only that Windows came in behind Macs.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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For the second time this week, a delivery robot crashes into a bus shelter, this time on the city's Near North Side.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cordes’s cohort of scientists helped to show that the devastation of oil spills goes far beyond our coasts, where birds and fish are the most visible victims.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Equally important is addressing spills right away.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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