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noun

plural of free-fall
as in slides

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verb

present tense third-person singular of free-fall
as in plunges

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  1. slides
  2. plunges
  3. falls
  4. plummets
  5. skids
  6. precipitates
  7. spills
  8. crashes
Noun
  • New, brightly colored playground equipment includes swings, slides and climbing areas.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There's a chance of storms today as a cool front slides through our area.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of slides
Verb
  • Appropriately enough, the film is about a future when a super-intelligent AI has spread across the globe, and humanity has handed control to algorithms, which plunges the world into a crisis.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Stepping forward, my right foot suddenly plunges through the floorboards, soft and wet with rot.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunges
Noun
  • The fund can be tapped when the economy sours and revenue falls.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In senior living communities across multiple states, including Arizona and Pennsylvania, Paul has helped reduce falls by up to 72%.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of falls
Verb
  • According to official figures, even when the thermometer plummets to minus 22 °F (-30 °C), a situation that cripples most electric vehicles, the Atto 8 can still execute a 20 % to 97% charge in just 12 minutes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • With the married couple of Robert and Camille Sims careening off onto very different moral trajectories, Camille must confront troubling truths as her conscience plummets into the pits of Hades, while Robert is on a profound journey of salvation.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of plummets
Noun
  • If your vehicle skids, gently steer in the direction of the skid to regain control.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of skids
Verb
  • Within the cells, electricity plates out pure elemental metals and selectively precipitates battery compounds like lithium carbonate.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Again, an ammonium fluoride solution is one of the starting materials; the silicon dioxide simply precipitates out of this solution.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Definition of precipitates
Noun
  • Attacks on ships and oil infrastructure in the waterway have produced oil spills visible from space.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That gig included maintaining a coffee station, restocking the restroom and mopping up spills.
    — Brian Niemietz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spills
Verb
  • Vehicular crashes As more driverless cars hit Los Angeles streets, accidents involving them have surged.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Elsewhere, Rose, alongside scientist Robert Cunningham (Noah Robbins) and the conference stenographer (Nina Arianda), crashes a boisterous wedding taking place at the hotel.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
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