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as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value
his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business
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as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock
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as in stifling
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation
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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon
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as in reducing
to diminish the price or value of
the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass
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as in humiliating
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion
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as in falling
to lead or extend downward
the road sinks abruptly after that curve
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as in weakening
to lose bodily strength or vigor
the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home
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Recent Examples of sinking
Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
In another instance, the museum spotlights a story about an unplanned sinking of the Orca, when a production boat that was pulling the onscreen boat went too fast and yanked out the Orca’s planking.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Research published in 2008 links the seismic activity to a slab of oceanic crust sinking into Earth’s mantle.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In 2012, on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, Ballard announced a museum exhibit in Connecticut about the disaster.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The swim began July 26 at the spot in the water where the freighter’s journey ended, 17 miles northwest of the Whitefish Point lighthouse, which in fatal happenstance was inoperable the night of the ship’s sinking.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
And the eventual sinking came with the promise of a museum to commemorate the American legend.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
George Rose/Getty Images Properties on land that have experienced the most dramatic sinking suffered bigger home value losses, researchers found.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Yields have been mostly sinking as expectations built on Wall Street that the Fed will resume cutting rates soon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The Air Force first publicly demonstrated Quicksink in 2022 from an F-15E Strike Eagle, followed by sinking exercises during the Rim of the Pacific 2024 drills on two decommissioned amphibious ships.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Another factor that meteorologists are seeing is a pattern of rising air over the Pacific Ocean and sinking air over the Atlantic Ocean.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
That results in silicon sinking deep into the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and thus avoiding detection by spacecraft that have studied those planets up close.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Naval facility German submarines, or U-boats, were a formidable foe during WWII, sinking not just enemy warships but also many commercial vessels.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
On this 30-song triple album, the Wilco front man narrates a shambolic, lovely folk-rock odyssey well worth sinking into.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Mars and Spica Close Again Just after sunset, Mars appears above Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, with both sinking quickly toward the west-southwest horizon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The name of the album and songs on it were inspired by the real-life sinking of a yacht with the same name.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
In another instance, the museum spotlights a story about an unplanned sinking of the Orca, when a production boat that was pulling the onscreen boat went too fast and yanked out the Orca’s planking.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Research published in 2008 links the seismic activity to a slab of oceanic crust sinking into Earth’s mantle.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In 2012, on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, Ballard announced a museum exhibit in Connecticut about the disaster.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The swim began July 26 at the spot in the water where the freighter’s journey ended, 17 miles northwest of the Whitefish Point lighthouse, which in fatal happenstance was inoperable the night of the ship’s sinking.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
And the eventual sinking came with the promise of a museum to commemorate the American legend.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
George Rose/Getty Images Properties on land that have experienced the most dramatic sinking suffered bigger home value losses, researchers found.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Tropicana’s sales dropped 20% following the redesign, sinking by $30 million.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Yields have been mostly sinking as expectations built on Wall Street that the Fed will resume cutting rates soon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The Air Force first publicly demonstrated Quicksink in 2022 from an F-15E Strike Eagle, followed by sinking exercises during the Rim of the Pacific 2024 drills on two decommissioned amphibious ships.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Another factor that meteorologists are seeing is a pattern of rising air over the Pacific Ocean and sinking air over the Atlantic Ocean.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
That results in silicon sinking deep into the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and thus avoiding detection by spacecraft that have studied those planets up close.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Naval facility German submarines, or U-boats, were a formidable foe during WWII, sinking not just enemy warships but also many commercial vessels.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
On this 30-song triple album, the Wilco front man narrates a shambolic, lovely folk-rock odyssey well worth sinking into.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Mars and Spica Close Again Just after sunset, Mars appears above Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, with both sinking quickly toward the west-southwest horizon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking
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By 6 months old, Luka was in end-stage liver failure, and his condition was deteriorating rapidly.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia’s price momo is deteriorating, slowly, according to the look here.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The pair dressed up to the nines for the occasion, with Sperry, 32, wearing an elegant light pink Monique Lhuillier gown with a low-plunging back that draped to the floor and pooled around her feet.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But 26% also said plunging demand in the wake of Trump’s policies caused cancellations, with 16% specifically citing tariffs.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lately, however, that search for control has become overly cautious, stifling attacking adventure.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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After enduring a stifling sea of sameness in the basic design of the iPhone since the iPhone X, Apple’s new line of iPhone 17s finally brings a very diverse and distinctive breadth of offerings to people looking for an iPhone.—
Bob O’Donnell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Grey’s son, Loren Grey, restored his father’s original ending in the novel’s 1982 Pocket Books reprint, but the vanishing mythos remains intact, with the last of the tribe wistfully following Curtis’s Navajo into the temporal graveyard of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The confirmation came just two days before the Fed is expected to vote on reducing its key interest rate.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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This can be something forceful falling or pressing on the toe or twisting it in an awkward manner.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Borrowers aged 18 to 29 are also falling 90 or more days late on auto loans faster than older borrowers.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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This revealed that, even as the X-ray emissions of 4U 1630-472 were fading, the system was still ejecting material at an incredible 20 million mph (32 million kph) — about 3% the speed of light, and 15,000 times faster than the top speed of an F-16 jet fighter!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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All of these weaknesses are either gone or fading fast.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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