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
This frame borrows from Bernhard’s tailspin of a novel, set entirely in a narcissist’s armchair.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The president's proclamation has sent hundreds of thousands of workers into a tailspin.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The president's proclamation has sent hundreds of thousands of workers into a tailspin.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailspin
breakdown
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Racial and other demographic breakdowns of the 3,000 students retained were not immediately made available.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Upper East Side had the highest total number of votes per neighborhood based on the Times breakdown at 90,390.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailspin. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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