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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose-diving
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In recent months, JNIM relentlessly attacked fuel tankers on the road, coming from neighboring Senegal and Ivory Coast, plunging Bamako into crisis well before the Iran war tightened global fuel supplies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Lopez wowed in a striking silver bodysuit that featured a plunging neckline.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Bishop Moore junior Lucas Magro went 2-1 in the individual singles bracket and took the top seed, William Freshwater of Barron Collier, to a tiebreaker before falling 1-6, 6-1, (10-3).—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the Pistons were sloppy with the ball and careless overall in a 94-88 loss to the Orlando Magic on Monday night, falling behind 3-1 in their first-round Eastern Conference series.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company's revenue for the period was in-line with expectations, but weaker-than-expected operating income guidance for the current quarter sent shares tumbling.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Of My Own Making opens when, after a decade of productive therapy, Burke discovers a photo of the car accident that took her beloved grandmother’s life, and thirty years of unprocessed grief and trauma come tumbling out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets refused to engage, declining to respond on the off day.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Variety is tracking which programs could land on the Emmy ballots, and has once again found a declining pool of eligible series.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Serve them with a dipping sauce or a dollop of sour cream for an easy appetizer or light meal.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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For dipping the pillowy crust, I was told.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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For one, Lee indicated, the cost of using AI will become significantly lower, with performing inference—how AI analyzes data—for a large language model with 1 trillion parameters plummeting by more than 90% over the next four years, according to a report last month from analyst firm Gartner.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the final third, the civilization collapsed entirely, its population essentially plummeting to zero.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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The rookie managed just 10 points after dropping 30 with 10 rebounds in Tuesday night’s 111-97 Philly win at TD Garden.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Chicago White Sox left fielder Tanner Murray went all-out in the 10th inning Sunday against the Washington Nationals, diving to catch CJ Abrams’ sinking liner.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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This sinking motion diverges at the ocean surface and helps enhance the trade winds which blow from east to west.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Nose-diving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose-diving. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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