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- his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business
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- atrophy,
- crumble,
- decay,
- decline,
- degenerate,
- descend,
- deteriorate,
- devolve,
- ebb,
- regress,
- retrograde,
- rot,
- worsen
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- go to pot,
- go to seed
- (or run to seed)
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- I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock
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- sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation
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- that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon
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- the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass
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- the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion
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- the road sinks abruptly after that curve
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- the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home
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sink
nounSynonyms of sink (Entry 2 of 2)
- was able to rise above the sink that was his birthplace
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The first known use of sink was before the 12th century
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