free-fell

verb

past tense of free-fall
as in wiped out

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  1. wiped out
  2. plummeted
  3. precipitated
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  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wiped out
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  • The toddler plummeted from the rear window of the building on Oak Terrace near Beekman Ave.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
  • Mike Blake | Reuters SpaceX stock has posted losses in nine of the last 10 trading days, and as of Friday's close, had plummeted nearly 23% since the company was added to the Nasdaq-100.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of plummeted
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  • Still, no punches thrown from his direction on the way out, beyond the social-media trail that seemingly precipitated the Friday fracas with Adebayo.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • Grave loss in Canada precipitated the Declaration of Independence, created with an eye to France and Spain as allies.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
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