NOSE-DIVING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

nose-diving

verb

present participle of nose-dive

as in plunging

to go to a lower level especially abruptly prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays

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Sydney Sweeney walked the red carpet in a completely sheer dress, while Brittany Snow turned heads in a black dress with a plunging neckline.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
It’s set on a remote farm nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in the early 1950s, and the images — of jutting peaks and plunging valleys, of endless stretches of pine, of the craggy frosted grandeur of it all — are vivid enough to carry you away.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of plunging

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The key to why scores are falling so widely may be found in an accompanying survey taken by students.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Volatility tends to ease in November, with the VIX falling around 4% as the midterm results remove a key political overhang and provide investors with greater clarity on the policy backdrop, said James Ooi, market strategist at Tiger Brokers.

— Joanna Ossinger,Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of falling

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But the stock has underperformed the group, with shares tumbling this year even as peers reach new records.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
There was a sense that only significant deals could stave off the double threat of the Austrian’s outbursts over transfers destabilising the team midway through the campaign and Palace tumbling into a relegation battle.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tumbling

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Parents, students, and educators raised concerns Wednesday night about Broward County Public Schools' proposal to close several schools as the district grapples with declining enrollment and significant funding shortfalls.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Across the city and the country, declining attendance has idled many religious buildings, often leading to conversions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of declining

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Just two years ago, Albemarle outlined $750 million in cost-cutting measures including layoffs and project postponements amid plummeting EV sales.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
By the 2010s, the brand had lost its mojo, with sales plummeting and the company closing hundreds of stores.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of plummeting

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Saturday night and early Sunday have a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, which the chance dropping to 30% during the day Sunday and climbing to a 60% chance late Sunday and early Monday, the forecast showed.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
After dropping its second game of the season at SMU, the Hurricanes rattled off four consecutive wins to get the final at-large spot into the 12-team College Football Playoff field.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dropping

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General manager Andrew Berry and his staff have done a good job cleaning up their own mess caused by the 2022 Watson trade sinking the ship.

— Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Captain Dixon says thankfully things were much calmer on Monday compared to Sunday, when there were constant Mayday calls from a man overboard to a sinking vessel — even an explosion at a dock nearby as a boat was refueling.

— Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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