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
Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
That's when the longtime friends with search backgrounds began pondering how AI had changed the search industry, as publishers today are forced to compete with AI outputs referencing their own content as search traffic nosedives.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Gaining 70 total yards on their final six possessions in an October nosedive versus Louisville.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The season certainly started off with a bang, but grosses took a nosedive in the latter half as the life raft once provided by the foreign box office nearly deflated and a glut of male-skewing tentpoles battled for scraps.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Production costs are up, while prices for soybeans and corn have taken a nosedive since their 2022 peaks.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
That's when the longtime friends with search backgrounds began pondering how AI had changed the search industry, as publishers today are forced to compete with AI outputs referencing their own content as search traffic nosedives.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Gaining 70 total yards on their final six possessions in an October nosedive versus Louisville.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The season certainly started off with a bang, but grosses took a nosedive in the latter half as the life raft once provided by the foreign box office nearly deflated and a glut of male-skewing tentpoles battled for scraps.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedive
Noun
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New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Drag performance, with its abundance of wigs, campy makeup and death drops, is ready-made for Halloween.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Shares of both banks plunged by double digits on Thursday, while the broader regional banking industry suffered its worst single-day loss since April.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Starmer premiership has, in just 14 months, plunged to lower levels of support than any other government at mid term.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
18 Oct. 2025
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City resort-tax data, which includes taxes on hotel rooms and food and beverage sales, shows total collections of just under $110 million in each of the past two fiscal years, a dip from about $114 million and $116 million in the prior two years.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Before heading to one of seven treatment rooms, named after various spices, guests can take a dip in the waves below or relax by the infinity pool.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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On a shotgun snap, a handoff slipped out of Bo Nix’s hands, the quarterback falling on it for a loss of four.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Our 10 favorite Amazon fall fashion staples start at just $10 right now.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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That research has also linked ultraprocessed foods to health concerns like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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These participants tended to report good physical health and strong social relationships, but their testing revealed small declines in memory and emotional awareness.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The porcinis tumbled onto the kitchen counter in a sorry state.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Several of Ship's six Raptor engines conked out toward the end of its ascent burn, and the vehicle began to tumble.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Just this June, the singer Nezza, who is of Colombian and Dominican descent, was asked to do the national anthem at a Dodgers game.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Visitors can get a taste of Southern California’s legendary cultural diversity by exploring unique enclaves like Cambodia Town, a one-mile stretch of businesses and restaurants home to the largest population of people of Cambodian descent outside of Southeast Asia.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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The number of Indian nationals who entered the US on student visas in July and August plummeted by roughly 45% compared to the numbers seen during the same months last year.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Immediately after the news, Core Scientific’s stock price fell, plummeting nearly 18%.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosedive. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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