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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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
Andrew Rice, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
The hotel was sold last year for $10.6 million, a value that took a nosedive in recent years amid the local hospitality industry’s decline.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images When Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, the country’s wildlife had been in a century-long nosedive.
—Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
The season certainly started off with a bang, but grosses took a nosedive in the latter half as the life raft once provided by the foreign box office nearly deflated and a glut of male-skewing tentpoles battled for scraps.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
In the six-member crew, Henken is the flight controller, managing the ride height of the boat above the water, aiming to avoid any costly nosedives or crashes.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
The hotel was sold last year for $10.6 million, a value that took a nosedive in recent years amid the local hospitality industry’s decline.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images When Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, the country’s wildlife had been in a century-long nosedive.
—Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
The season certainly started off with a bang, but grosses took a nosedive in the latter half as the life raft once provided by the foreign box office nearly deflated and a glut of male-skewing tentpoles battled for scraps.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedive
Noun
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Follow the album drop LIVE with USA TODAY Taylor Swift Reporter Byran West and read USA TODAY's glittering review of Swift's playful pop.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Transform a small entryway into a functional living area by incorporating a bench for seating, a side table, and a chest of drawers for drop-zone storage near the door.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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That coincides with higher production costs and plunging crop prices.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The share of hires with little work experience has plunged more than 50% at large-cap tech companies between 2019 and 2024, according to venture capital firm SignalFire.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Past patterns suggest that when a president’s approval dips below 50 percent, their party may face setbacks in congressional contests, especially in battleground areas where independents and moderates hold sway.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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And the Stars were less dominant in his five-on-five minutes, primarily due to defensive dips.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 Oct. 2025
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Zay Flowers, who finished with a receiving line of 5-for-72, fell a yard short of a long TD on a 56-yard gain.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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City administrator echoes points other municipalities have stated Brown presented a series of slides and data pieces that, among other facts, showed the city has lagged further behind in terms of property revenue increases falling short of 3% inflation on existing services on average.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Treasury yields fell Wednesday after new data showed a surprise decline in private payrolls, while traders monitored the consequences of the government shutdown after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on the federal funding bill.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company may still boast one of Silicon Valley’s most storied names, but its staff, which numbered 96,000 as of the end of July, had worked for years through nearly uninterrupted decline, watching their company lose nearly all relevance.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The tests showed that wind speeds as low as 30 to 33 feet per second (9 to 10 meters per second) were sufficient to push the tumbleweed rovers, while onboard sensors were successful in capturing data as the rovers tumbled.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Movie ticket sales are down in the United States as the number of major releases hitting theaters has tumbled since the pandemic — and consumers have shifted their viewing habits to streaming platforms to watch at home.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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When Manes arrived, Bukele, the son of a wealthy executive of Palestinian descent, was mayor of San Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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This includes more than 52,000 Michigan residents of Filipino descent, per Census Bureau data.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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All of sudden, the murder rate has plummeted.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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An ‘unbelievable’ ascent with challenges ahead Kohli’s path to owning his one-time employer started with plummeting sales at Friendly’s during the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosedive. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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