Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
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But Castellanos’ defensive metrics, which rank among the worst in the sport, along with a slide on offense over the past month, have made things untenable.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025 -
In 2019, after witnessing a slide in its share price, Marks & Spencer lost its slot in the prestigious index, only to return in 2023.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But what of Daedalus, his poor father who watched his son plummet into the sea?—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Witnesses reported seeing the two planes clip each other before plummeting to the ground.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the river, the Boise Fire Department’s dive team may not be out as much to scope out hazards, Boise Parks and Recreation Director Doug Holloway told the Statesman.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to a deep-dive investigative piece on the case published in The Cut, Kendra was hiding much more from her family than just her horrifying role as her own daughter’s catfish.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over the course of the past four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, plunging Afghanistan into a humanitarian crisis and stripping away women's rights, millions of Afghans who initially fled have now been expelled from Iran and Pakistan, according to the United Nations.—
Trisha Mukherjee,
ABC News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Shares of department store Kohl’s (KSS) surged nearly 90% before plunging more than 25% – all within the same day on July 22.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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First, while many suicide attempts occur within the context of mental illness, short-term crises usually precipitate the attempt – things such as the breakup of a romantic relationship, job loss, financial stressors or bullying.—
Emmy Betz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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Her life took quite a different and unexpected tumble, though, in 2011 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 34.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Shares of Palantir Technologies, the data-analytics firm widely viewed as an AI bellwether, plunged more than 9%, its worst tumble since March, after prominent short-seller Andrew Left of Citron Research renewed his bearish stance.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The marathon meeting evoked memories of a past era of contentious county budgets in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when collapsed real estate values caused a severe revenue crunch for Miami-Dade.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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But there have still been high-profile rail bridge collapses like the one in Montana two years ago that sent a train hauling petroleum products into the Yellowstone River, sending tar balls downstream that had to be cleaned up.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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