as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays
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Recent Examples of nosedive
Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Although Wijk kept releasing music, including the mixtape Folktales in 2022, his fortunes took a nosedive.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
The plane soared upward to roughly 8,000 feet, then did a 1-minute, 15-second nose-dive into one of the busiest harbor channels in California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
From fifth in the table at the end of November, a winter nosedive featuring one league win in 13 matches dropped his team to 14th in February.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Although Wijk kept releasing music, including the mixtape Folktales in 2022, his fortunes took a nosedive.
—Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Corals bleached and their population nose-dived, especially in the Keys, where water temperatures hit a Jacuzzi-like 101 degrees.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
The plane soared upward to roughly 8,000 feet, then did a 1-minute, 15-second nose-dive into one of the busiest harbor channels in California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedive
Noun
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Then, put your ballot into a mailbox or secure drop box, or deliver it to a voting center or county elections office.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Two aviation courses are expected to take place, including water drops, passenger loading, cargo handling and refining communications, according to a release.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Both events promise unforgettable views of the sun's corona, plunging daytime into an eerie twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Inventories in independent storage at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub have plunged a third since the war started to a six-year low, according to Insights Global, which gets data from terminal operators.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Those who went through the internet bubble are having flashbacks, while younger investors have never met a dip that didn’t make sense to buy.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Moisten half or all of a martini glass rim with lime wedge, then dip glass rim into salt to coat.—
Rick Bayless,
Midwest Living,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Huntington Beach fell behind early in the second set but continued to keep the set close before Fruerbringer’s kill gave the Mustangs a 16-11 lead.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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After a jump ball, Miles chased down the ball at midcourt, started to drive and passed to Hof, whose layup at the buzzer did not fall.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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Stubbornly high home-loan rates, a decline in the construction of new units, and economic angst are all keeping people and property developers from doing more deals, said Richard Green, director of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at USC.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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With the decline of legacy media, campaigns are increasingly turning to social media personalities like Washington to get their message out and humanize them to voters.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Even then, Toyota never had the outright pace of BMW, with the #8 Toyota eventually tumbling out of the top 10 after two stops on consecutive laps.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Finally, a handful of raw salmon chunks came tumbling out of the last chute.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Stark, having been elected governor and already well along in his fateful descent from an idealistic man of the people to an entirely corrupt megalomaniac, is on the way to visit his childhood home.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The Cudi tour moment felt like a dam breaking, underscoring a years-long public descent into the darker corners of conspiracy theorizing, through which her positioning relative to a revolutionary ethic has dramatically changed.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Since the war began, Hernandez saw his weekly earnings plummet by several hundred dollars as orders and tips declined.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The falling rock plummeted into the deep waters at the terminus of the South Sawyer Glacier and caused an initial 100-meter-high breaking wave that tore across the fjord at speeds exceeding 70 meters a second.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
10 May 2026
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosedive. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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