as in cracked
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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Recent Examples of melted down
The artifact was taken by a museum employee and melted down.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Reliever Luke Weaver melted down again, and then seemed lost trying to explain it postgame.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
However, Salter melted down at the end of the first half after TCU cut the lead to 14-7.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Along the way, narratives of both Bridges and the Little Rock students were largely melted down and resculpted into Civil Rights triumph.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
An ancient gold bracelet belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh that had disappeared from a museum in Cairo was stolen and later melted down, the country's Interior Ministry said Thursday.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Cairo, Egypt Reuters — A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet that disappeared from an Egyptian museum earlier this month was stolen and melted down, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
—CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Miami melted down from there with a false start penalty, a delay of game, an incompletion, short pass and two sacks.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Mickey Gasper drove in a career-high three runs, and Matt Wallner hit his 21st home run of the season, but Minnesota’s bullpen melted down in the seventh inning and the White Sox rallied to sweep a four-game series with a 11-8 victory Thursday at nearly empty Target Field.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Reliever Luke Weaver melted down again, and then seemed lost trying to explain it postgame.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
However, Salter melted down at the end of the first half after TCU cut the lead to 14-7.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
Along the way, narratives of both Bridges and the Little Rock students were largely melted down and resculpted into Civil Rights triumph.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
An ancient gold bracelet belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh that had disappeared from a museum in Cairo was stolen and later melted down, the country's Interior Ministry said Thursday.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Cairo, Egypt Reuters — A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet that disappeared from an Egyptian museum earlier this month was stolen and melted down, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
—CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Miami melted down from there with a false start penalty, a delay of game, an incompletion, short pass and two sacks.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Mickey Gasper drove in a career-high three runs, and Matt Wallner hit his 21st home run of the season, but Minnesota’s bullpen melted down in the seventh inning and the White Sox rallied to sweep a four-game series with a 11-8 victory Thursday at nearly empty Target Field.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted down
Verb
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Inside these tiny zones, PET chains stretched, cracked, and softened , providing perfect conditions for reacting with sodium hydroxide.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The veneer cracked as Misiorowski lost connection with the strike zone.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just moments before, Laurel had fed Scotty’s tie into the power shredder, which choked him to death.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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The young girl allegedly told police she was beaten with belts, cords, and sticks, while she was also cut with scissors and choked with a belt, per ABC 13 citing the Sheriff's Office.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dianna Russini of The Athletic broke down plenty of reports indicating which NFL teams are targeting what position to bolster their rosters.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Combs got emotional and broke down crying when Kim Porter appeared on the screen.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Melted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melted%20down. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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