as in breakdown
a mental or nervous collapse
the pressures of his job nearly caused him to go into a tailspin
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Recent Examples of tailspin
An economic tailspin is typically accompanied by hundreds of thousands or millions of net job losses.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
And, maybe more importantly, are the Steelers — whose 2024 season went into a tailspin around the time Pickens was injured — any better positioned to handle an injury to their No. 1 receiver?
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But an off-the-cuff post by Trump on Truth Social can sent financial markets into a tailspin.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
UnitedHealth Group , whose stock has been in a tailspin amid a tumultuous period for the health-care giant, saw some of its insiders step in and purchase declining shares this week.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 May 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
And, maybe more importantly, are the Steelers — whose 2024 season went into a tailspin around the time Pickens was injured — any better positioned to handle an injury to their No. 1 receiver?
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But an off-the-cuff post by Trump on Truth Social can sent financial markets into a tailspin.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
UnitedHealth Group , whose stock has been in a tailspin amid a tumultuous period for the health-care giant, saw some of its insiders step in and purchase declining shares this week.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailspin
breakdown
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In the end, Remick buys Scorsese's script to kill it, leading to an emotional breakdown from the filmmaker.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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This breakdown is far worse than Trump’s usual fallouts following the exits of scores of other former loyalists.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailspin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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