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Recent Examples of free-fall
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
While the crypto free-fall seems to have paused, the extreme price swings remain.
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Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
Late last year, Saudi Arabia's Six Flags Qiddiya City opened the world's longest, tallest, and fastest roller coaster, opened the world’s tallest free-fall ride, and opened the world’s tallest pendulum ride.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
Corbet’s starts with a near-vertical free-fall for 10 to 20 feet, depending on the snowpack, before the run opens to a narrow, rocky chute.
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Owen Clarke,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
Each has only lasted two games, so this isn’t a free-fall.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
In addition to featuring the same hybrid rollercoaster and water slide that can be found on the Prima Plus-class Norwegian Aqua, Luna will have a 10-deck free-fall slide called The Drop and a top-deck sports and outdoor gaming space called The Stadium.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
The timepiece endured low pressure and temperature and a free-fall speed of 821 mph, above the sound barrier.
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
The film, in which Powell plays a country-western star in free-fall, has been set for release on February 5, 2027.
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Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
While the crypto free-fall seems to have paused, the extreme price swings remain.
—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
Late last year, Saudi Arabia's Six Flags Qiddiya City opened the world's longest, tallest, and fastest roller coaster, opened the world’s tallest free-fall ride, and opened the world’s tallest pendulum ride.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
Corbet’s starts with a near-vertical free-fall for 10 to 20 feet, depending on the snowpack, before the run opens to a narrow, rocky chute.
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Owen Clarke,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
Each has only lasted two games, so this isn’t a free-fall.
—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
In addition to featuring the same hybrid rollercoaster and water slide that can be found on the Prima Plus-class Norwegian Aqua, Luna will have a 10-deck free-fall slide called The Drop and a top-deck sports and outdoor gaming space called The Stadium.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
The timepiece endured low pressure and temperature and a free-fall speed of 821 mph, above the sound barrier.
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-fall
Noun
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Mysterio came back with a baseball slide into a splash on the outside.
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Today, the park operates more than 40 family-friendly water attractions including thrilling slides, casual pools and a lazy river.
Verb
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Thus, in 2024 CARE’s response volume plummeted by nearly 70%.
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The news sent the price of oil plummeting more than 10%.
Noun
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The new lists, however, are drawn from a deep data dive that spans roughly 12 million workers, 55,000 jobs and 1,750 employers.
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Monday’s CharlotteFive newsletter is loaded — a SouthPark deep-dive, a sugar-coma birthday experiment, a brand new NoDa walk-up window, DaBaby’s restaurant sign finally going up and a verdict on one of Charlotte’s buzziest new cafés.
Verb
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Sweeney also modeled a plunging black bralette from the same line.
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On the eve of the 2024 Summer Olympics, hosted by Paris, a wetsuited Hidalgo had plunged herself into the Seine.
Noun
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New York equaled a season high with its fifth straight loss and allowed five unearned runs for a total of 14 during its second five-game skid this year.
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.
Verb
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Today, the life expectancy has more than doubled, from 35 to 79 years, and Washington would likely be treated with antibiotics, rather than bloodletting, for the throat infection that precipitated his death.
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The rise of the handshake did not precipitate the loss of hat-doffing.
Noun
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One of the eaglets of the famous Big Bear bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, took a tumble on June 28, though the preservation group that monitors the family said that the young bird is likely doing well.
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Topline OpenAI is now leaning toward delaying its public debut from later this year to next year, unnamed sources told The New York Times, as Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock tumbles after its record IPO and the public tech market slumps more broadly.
Verb
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When AllHere collapsed in mid-2024, the district — with Carvalho’s support — launched an internal review.
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At least 383 buildings and over 1,000 other structures had collapsed or were heavily affected, and officials were still assessing the damage.
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“Free-fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-fall. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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