slumps 1 of 2

plural of slump
as in recessions
a period of decreased economic activity the stock market is in a bit of a slump, but analysts expect things to pick up in the next fiscal quarter

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slumps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slump

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Recent Examples of slumps
Verb
His power outage has coincided with Kyle Tucker’s struggles, which have compounded the impact of both sluggers’ slumps. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 As one group of players rushes wildly to celebrate with its fans, the other slumps to the floor with their heads buried in their hands or the turf. Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 All-Star outfielders Kyle Tucker and Pete Crow-Armstrong have shown signs of breaking out of their offensive slumps. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 But amid a thin rotation, a relatively inexperienced bullpen, and some second-half slumps for players who played their best baseball ever in the first half, the one thing Chicago was supposed to be able to bank on was Kyle Tucker's consistency. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 The Kansas City Current is running away at the top of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), while the reigning champion has had some slumps. Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumps
Noun
  • Over decades of research, Culhane has documented the plight of people born between 1955 and 1965 who came of age during recessions and never got an economic foothold.
    Felice J. Freyer, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Historically, recessions begin and end with payroll employment, with jobs.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But if a team struggles to run the ball or pass the ball, the head coach is left to praise… the kicking game.
    Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ansari’s main idea was to show the gig economy, and those stuck on the lower end of the economic scale’s struggles just to say alive.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More importantly, Pro is the company’s growth engine, while the do-it-yourself base has softened as pandemic-era demand wanes.
    Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Plants have good heat and drought tolerance, but flowering often wanes in the summer months.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cream should hold a soft, semi-sturdy peak that gently droops at the tip without collapsing entirely.
    Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bonnie Treichel, an attorney who specializes in ERISA, expects more firms to seize on private assets as the number of public companies declines and the private market grows.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Then the real value of dollars, meaning their purchasing power, declines.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the film above, watch how Johnson draws help on a drive and then slips a pocket pass to a rolling big or drops it off to a player in the dunker spot.
    Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The cosmos is putting a microscope on the situation, so nothing slips through the cracks!
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Slumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumps. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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