nosedives 1 of 2

noun

plural of nosedive
as in drops
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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nose-dives

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of nose-dive
as in plunges
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 nosedives
Noun
After Beijing announces that major Taiwan ports have been mined, sea traffic to Taiwan nosedives as shipping insurance rates soar. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 That's when the longtime friends with search backgrounds began pondering how AI had changed the search industry, as publishers today are forced to compete with AI outputs referencing their own content as search traffic nosedives. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedives
  1. drops
  2. plunges
  3. dips
  4. falls
  5. declines
  6. tumbles
  7. plummets
Noun
  • Secondarily, invest in cooling technology like fans, blackout shades, or portable ACs to ensure your core body temperature drops at night.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Cava, Chipotle and Panera Bread, meanwhile, all experienced drops under 10% on July 16 and July 17.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of drops
Verb
  • Dexter grapples with killing her, but Rudy eventually can’t handle Dexter’s hesitance and takes the knife into his own hands—and nearly plunges it into Debra’s chest before Dexter stops him.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • In six parts, The American Revolution, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, plunges us into the momentous war that led to the nation’s founding.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Definition of plunges
Noun
  • Having better-quality depth is crucial to managing their campaign across multiple competitions and avoiding the dips in form and performances seen last season.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Of course there are dips; where would Arab cuisine be without meza?
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of dips
Verb
  • This unique trend sees AI adoption rise while trust falls, fueling widespread demand for accountability and human oversight.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • As several experts have told CNN, when a drug trafficking leader falls, there are always many others available to succeed him, so the criminal organization – at least for now – remains active.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of falls
Noun
  • Other restaurants associated with lettuce, such as Chopt, Panera Bread and Sweetgreen also saw declines on July 11, compared to average traffic rates, the data firm said.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Such declines can impact muscle strength, bone density, and libido, potentially causing fatigue and weakness.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of declines
Verb
  • The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Then the wisdom tumbles like Milk Duds fresh from the concessionaire.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of tumbles
Verb
  • David Rubenstein, the son of a Baltimore postal worker, was frustrated in a Washington law firm when he was both inspired by a wildly successful leveraged buyout and unnerved by a book that claimed the odds of successfully starting a company plummets after 37.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • People run for safety as a drone, probably downed by Russian air defenses, plummets into a building in a sprawling marketplace.
    — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Definition of plummets

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