Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumping (over)
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Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
At least 61,000 people living in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel’s subsequent military campaign aimed at wiping out Hamas and recovering the hostages.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Sloshing out from the inaccessible hearts of collapsing stars and from the tumultuous spacetime churnings of merging black holes and neutron stars, gravitational waves provide deep, fundamental insights about these faraway astrophysical systems that are otherwise unavailable.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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This one shows Peter Parker, out of costume, collapsing.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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The design is meant to be sleeker than just plopping in the lighting.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
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But few are as rage-inducing as plopping into a gaping pothole.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Material steak knives arrived sharp, slicing through a piece of paper rather than crumpling its edge.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kamau fading, then lunging, then crumpling to the pavement at the line.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fuentes was shaky at first, plunking Orioles third baseman Colin Yeaman with his third pitch.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Inheriting two baserunners from Snell with one out, Yamamoto loaded the bases by plunking Kirk.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Conyears-Ervin, Chicago’s treasurer since 2019, launched her second bid for the seat after falling short of unseating incumbent Davis two years ago.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the temperature at Camp Mabry, Austin’s main weather observation site, tied the record for the largest 24-hour temperature drop, falling 58 degrees from a high of 97 degrees Sunday afternoon to a low of 39 degrees Monday morning.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Butterflies zigzagging around the gates, the sound of water tumbling down the mountainside, cutting through the greenery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Opened in 1927 as a high-rise apartment building but converted during the war years into an upscale stay, the Pontchartrain had suffered over decades of rising damp and tumbling fortunes.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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There are also concerns that toppling a regime that's been so firmly in control of the country for nearly half a century, with no obvious new administration waiting to take over, could simply create chaos.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of shipping containers on a vessel at the Port of Long Beach were lost or damaged after heavy weather sent them toppling over in the harbor, the Coast Guard said.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Slumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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