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noun

ˈnōz-ˌdīv How to pronounce nosedive (audio)
Definition of nosedivenext
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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nose-dive

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verb

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
Noun
That’s how much of a blip on the radar what once seemed a terrifying nosedive off democracy’s cliff is today. — Greg Jackson, Time, 23 June 2026 There are a number of signs beyond this V6 issue that their reliability has taken a nosedive. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Verb
Trust in Netanyahu’s government nose-dived after the deadly 2023 Hamas attack. — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 The young actor was hoping to earn his first Oscar for his performance in Josh Safdie’s ping-pong caper Marty Supreme, but a bold awards campaign took a nose-dive in early March, unhelped by Chalamet’s opera-ballet comments. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nosedive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedive
  1. drop
  2. plunge
  3. dip
  4. fall
  5. decline
  6. tumble
  7. descent
  8. plummet
Noun
  • The goal is of course, to get more long-term LA Metro riders, but also by reducing cars on the road, traffic flow improves and vehicle emissions drop, said LA Metro.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly declined in July, falling by 23,000 amid a drop of 53,000 government jobs.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of drop
Verb
  • The stock plunged after SpaceX said in its first earnings report late Tuesday that capital expenditures were more than twice as high as revenue.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While on an anniversary trip with her husband, Bernadette Vander Meer plunged to her death from the iconic Angels Landing tower in Zion National Park.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of plunge
Noun
  • That allowed Disney to pull off a great quarter while everyone else felt a dip.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But as temperatures start to dip and cozy layers start calling our names, these personal tees don’t have to be relegated back to your pajama drawer.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dip
Verb
  • Brokerages price crypto like an asset class, a few dozen basis points and falling.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Kabita quickly fell pregnant with a daughter of her own, Sonam.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fall
Noun
  • This decline could affect the annual value of his next contract.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Overall, patients who took estrogen-only hormone therapy for menopause were less likely to display signs of memory loss or cognitive decline or to be diagnosed with dementia.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of decline
Verb
  • Oil prices tumbled at the start of the week on optimism that a deal to reopen the strait could be imminent.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • White, the former Illinois secretary of state, is on the Snowballs’ advisory board, and Emmanuel McGhee, the tumbling team’s head coach, is also a coach for the Snowballs.
    — Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumble
Noun
  • The Italian supreme court’s abolition of 2024 restrictions on citizenship by descent means American families who’d been torn apart by the new legislation can now be reunited.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In the guest book, in 2024, a guest creatively wrote a six-entry (three days and three nights) account of their stay there, a descent into madness at the hands of the structure’s steady creaking and the sounds of twigs snapping in the woods below.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of descent
Verb
  • Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the subject recorded a year before, sparking calls from the teachers’ union for a change in approach.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF plummeted 24% in the first quarter, its worst performance since 2008.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of plummet

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