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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
The attack sent the Boeing 737 MAX into a nosedive that shed 15,000 feet in under a minute, ripping part of the rudder from its tail. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Flydubai Flight 1073 began a sharp descent from 34,000 feet roughly two hours and 20 minutes after takeoff, and briefly entered a nosedive over the desert near the Saudi Arabia-Jordan border. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
American sympathies had been shifting toward the Palestinians and away from the Israelis since around 2020, according to other polling, but has nose-dived since the latest war in Gaza began. — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Trump’s approval on the economy, meanwhile, has nose-dived, with only 33% of voters giving him positive marks in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 27 May 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
  • To Nothing’s credit, the case gets IPX2 ingress protection, so a drop of rain now and then shouldn’t kill it.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Vaibhav steps into the India lineup in place of Ishan Kishan who has a groin injury and will bat at first drop unless India chooses to match him in an all left hand opening partnership with Abhishek Sharma.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of drop
Verb
  • Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Oil prices, sent rocketing by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz energy corridor, plunged by more than 7% on Monday on optimism over a possible end to the eight-month-old conflict.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of plunge
Noun
  • In some seaside towns, brave locals take part in a Boxing Day dip—sprinting into the freezing sea to shake off the Christmas excesses, often while raising money for charity.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The ice cream shop faces dips in daily revenue when the temperature drops.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of dip
Verb
  • Gouzer is confident that Nara’s auction record will eventually fall.
    — Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Exporters Western Cape, a lobby group, told Ramaphosa before the decision that the province’s exports to the US had already fallen 41% with particularly steep declines in juice, grapes and citrus.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of fall
Noun
  • And Musk’s businesses took a hit on Wednesday after already seeing declines in overnight trading.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Consequently, industry experts emphasize that underlying supply tightness remains unchanged, suggesting overnight crude price declines reflect short term market sentiment reactions to election results rather than shifting fundamentals.
    — , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of decline
Verb
  • China was also caught in the regional sell-off, with the tech-heavy STAR Market and the ChiNext Artificial Intelligence Index both tumbling more than 4%.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In Wednesday’s early morning hours, shares of SpaceX and Tesla both tumbled around 6 percent in premarket trading.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tumble
Noun
  • After completing its descent sequence, the booster touched down on the platform.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • First flight of the heavier CZ-10 with an uncrewed Lanyue lander performing a lunar descent and ascent test, exercising the lander’s propulsion and guidance.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of descent
Verb
  • According to an analysis by the coalition, if a 2% levy cap had been in place during their latest property revaluation cycle, the average homeowner would have saved $84 a year, while local government revenue would have plummeted by $950 million.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Trump’s approval among young men, a key voting bloc that ensured his return to power, has plummeted, and popular podcasters who cater to a younger audience have abandoned him.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of plummet

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