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
The noise of the engines, the mounting anxiety of his wife and sister-in-law, who may have cried out as the plane nose-dived, could only have increased his own.
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Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
The program nose-dived following the firing of Al Skinner after the 2009-10 season with BC going 184-290, including a 73-200 mark in the ACC, over the past 15 seasons.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Corals bleached and their population nose-dived, especially in the Keys, where water temperatures hit a Jacuzzi-like 101 degrees.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Study after study has shown that over the past decade, American students’ reading abilities have nose-dived, along with reading habits.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Attendance has nose-dived since.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
The program nose-dived following the firing of Al Skinner after the 2009-10 season with BC going 184-290, including a 73-200 mark in the ACC, over the past 15 seasons.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Corals bleached and their population nose-dived, especially in the Keys, where water temperatures hit a Jacuzzi-like 101 degrees.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Study after study has shown that over the past decade, American students’ reading abilities have nose-dived, along with reading habits.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Attendance has nose-dived since.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose-dived
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Floorboards were milled from walnut trees felled at a construction site in North Carolina.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
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The rial has plunged 8% against the dollar on the black market since the war started, according to the Economist.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Minutes before, a six-minute communications blackout with mission controllers made for a nail-biting finish to the mission as the capsule plunged through Earth’s atmosphere.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Shares have tumbled every year since their 2021 debut, with its market value closing at about $22 million on Tuesday.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Its shares had tumbled every year since their 2021 debut, when near-zero interest rates were pushing up speculative stocks of all stripes.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Nuggets have dipped into the bottom 10 in points allowed per possession.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Give your furniture a quick wash down with a microfiber cloth dipped in the soapy water followed by a clean water rinse.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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In an email, Gardner declined to comment on the specifics of the situation.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The prosecutor declined to comment further to AP pending further investigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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According to Data Golf, his chances of winning the tournament had plummeted from 69% to 31%.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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Oracle has lost a fifth of its value and ServiceNow has plummeted more than 40%.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ilya Mikheyev had two goals for last-place Chicago, which dropped to 3-9-3 in its past 15 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy’s roller coaster round included three bogeys, four birdies and a double-bogey for a 73, which dropped him to 11 under for the tournament.—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Nose-dived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose-dived. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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