as in fell
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 nose-dived
Study after study has shown that over the past decade, American students’ reading abilities have nose-dived, along with reading habits.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Redshirt linebacker West Weeks nose-dived to brace the pile and pushed the goal-line quarterback keeper back for a turnover on downs.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025
Attendance has nose-dived since.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Redshirt linebacker West Weeks nose-dived to brace the pile and pushed the goal-line quarterback keeper back for a turnover on downs.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025
Attendance has nose-dived since.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose-dived
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Stocks plunged, and the price of oil spiked by fifteen per cent, as Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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After a fifth year of extreme drought, water levels in Tehran’s five reservoirs plunged to some 10% of their capacity, prompting President Masoud Pezeshkian to warn the capital may have to be evacuated.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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StubHub — Shares of the secondary ticketing marketplace tumbled 6%.—
Pia Singh,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Twitter’s stock tumbled as a result.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Shares of Oracle have dipped 21% this year, swept up in a broader sell-off targeting the technology industry upon fears of artificial intelligence disruption.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Morning temperatures dipped to the mid-50s, but that's already a good 10-15 degrees warmer than our average high today.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Township officials also offered assistance during a public meeting to help address those concerns, but the university declined the help, the lawsuit alleges.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Army Corps declined to comment for this article, citing the ongoing lawsuit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Opportunities for natural socialization have plummeted across the country, leaving many of us more isolated than generations past.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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East Asian stock markets, meanwhile, plummeted.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Check out this charming coffee table, or this leather counter stool that dropped under $350.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Nose-dived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose-dived. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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