Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slump (over)
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Multiple Outer Banks homes have collapsed into the ocean in recent years, including at least three around this time last year from Hurricane Ernesto’s waves.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Humanitarian workers themselves are collapsing from hunger.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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What's more terrifying: Dustin Hoffman in a space suit or an escaped monkey infected with a disease that could wipe out half of humanity?—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Russian curriculum they are forced to follow wipes out the centuries-long struggle for Ukrainian independence.—
Peter Pomerantsev,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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If a user asks a question, quickly and without hesitation, plop out an answer.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The senior dog then plopped himself right between Cartie and Fedoris and lovingly looked up at them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Labial scales: The vertical scales along the lips (jawline), often keeled and shaped distinctly, useful for differentiating rattlesnakes from similar species.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Analysts thought the stresses placed on the hull and keel during such an accident could have potentially led to its scrapping.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Indeed, as soon as Tatis got plunked on the hand by a 93-mph fastball from debuting Dodgers rookie Jack Little, Shildt came storming out of the dugout, walking over to check on Tatis while barking in Roberts’ direction.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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The internet is already a part of us, inside of us; and maybe what remains for the digital novelist is to get outside, to gather up the whole snarled mess of tubes and plunk it down on an examination table.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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At the edge of that gate, a mother crumpled forward ― her elbows pushing into the pew rail, her head in both hands.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The girls’ mother, van Wessel told me, crumpled to the ground next to the grave sites, and had to be carried away from the scene.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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Kids weren’t tripping over themselves to sit and reach in their free time.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025
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The report, which was obtained by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, said police concluded that Trigg accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But critics say the global response has fallen dangerously short, despite the fact that $1.1 billion has been pledged by countries, foundations and international organizations to support mpox control.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Slump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slump%20%28over%29. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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