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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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verb

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Recent Examples of nosedive
Noun
However, Anthony's mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 This suggests that core BTR activity has taken a nosedive that is more severe than what is showing up on the Census Bureau’s chart. Brad Hunter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Gauges of consumer sentiment have taken a post-election nosedive, and retail sales fell sharply last month. J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025 Solving that issue is easy enough, but soon, student attendance takes a nosedive as many rely on the bus while their parents make their morning commute, and the school isn’t in walking distance for everyone. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nosedive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedive
Noun
  • That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • And who wants to tell Peacock that Organized Crime Season 5 is a weekly release, not a binge drop?
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Losses were seen in BYD Company which plunged 4.03%, Meituan which dropped 1.02%, Xpeng which fell 3.46% and Baidu which was down 0.29%. Elsewhere, gains were seen in Tencent which edged up 0.17%, Xiaomi which increased 0.73% , SenseTime which added 2.11% and JD.com which advanced 2.91%.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Divorce Is Often Deferred, Not Prevented When the economy plunges, so does the financial feasibility of divorce.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But immediately after that, a dip in Yahoo stock led its leader at the time, Terry Semel, to ask for a price adjustment.
    Steven Levy, Wired News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The recent dip in crude prices, largely driven by temporary market jitters over President Donald Trump’s America First trade strategy, has energy analysts wringing their hands.
    Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Rising bond yields Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds typically fall – and their prices rise - as investors flee stocks for the safe haven of Treasuries during economic slowdowns.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Sales are falling partly due to rising competition from other automakers’ EV offerings, especially in China.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Stocks tumbled Wednesday after Nvidia warned new U.S. restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, with market losses accelerating after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned about the economic risks from President Trump's tariffs.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Prices for Canadian imports tumbled 1.5% while goods from Mexico were 0.3% cheaper.
    Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Flanagan goes on to open up about the descent into violence that coincided with his continued rise in punk circles, especially with the formation of Cro-Mags.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
  • But this particular glass squid observed during the descent held its arms loosely above its head in a maneuver called a cockatoo pose, which has been observed previously in glass squids.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Chinese freight ship bookings have also plummeted in recent weeks, suggesting downward pressure on China’s export sector, an engine of the country’s economic growth.
    Ryan Hass, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Tourism has plummeted as international anger over tariffs and fear over immigration crackdowns makes the country a less and less attractive place to go.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025

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