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Recent Examples of tailspin Her famous family is also drawn into Ye’s tailspin. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 After that the Rays went into a full-on tailspin, committing two errors in the inning while allowing runs to score on a bases loaded walk and hit by pitch. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025 Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension from ABC’s late-night lineup has Hollywood stars in a tailspin. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Relying on competing tactics for dealing with this stress is often what throws couples into a tailspin. Kinsey Gidick, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tailspin
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breakdown
Noun
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  • The fact Nuno did not have the opportunity to work with his entire squad last summer — only two new additions had arrived in time to join the training camp in Portugal — played a role in the breakdown of his relationship with the Forest hierarchy.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailspin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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