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slang

tanked

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verb

past tense of tank

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tanked
Adjective
Some of the frustration is also economic: His ever-shifting tariffs have raised expectations of a recession and tanked consumer confidence. Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Casablanca was based on a play that instantly tanked. Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025 As stocks tanked following news of President Trump’s new tariffs, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu got billions richer. Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 The same report showed a surge in forecasts for higher unemployment over the next year, while expectations of being better off financially in a year hence tanked. Rob Wile, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025 The Supreme Court’s early indications boosted the shares of companies behind rival platforms, but shares of Oracle, which hosts U.S. TikTok data, tanked 5% Friday. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 CrowdStrike’s stock price predictably tanked after the July 19 outage disrupted various services across the nation, from flights to court dates to hospital appointments. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024 Watch on Netflix Mank An intricate study of a cinematic masterpiece or two hours and 11 minutes of Gary Oldman lying around and getting tanked in bed? Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024 Kimmel began, aiming for the tanked Marvel film starring Dakota Johnson. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanked
Adjective
  • For years across social media, fans have been convinced that the cast of Mamma Mia! were drunk on set due to ouzo, a Greek aperitif.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • The crash occurred about 2½ years after Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III drove drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a Las Vegas street and caused a fiery collision that killed a woman and her dog on Nov. 2, 2021.
    Cristian Santana, NBC news, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • The crash happened at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after authorities received a report of a possible drunken driver at a gas station on Lakeville Highway, according to the Santa Rosa and Petaluma police departments.
    Gary Klien, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
  • Officers responding to reports of a possible drunken driver at a Petaluma gas station found the black Kia Sol about three minutes before the crash on a nearby road and tried to pull it over, police said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • However, that deal got nixed because the Lakers failed Williams’ physical, creating an awkward situation.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The judge also denied the city’s request for a default judgment after the defendants failed to appear in court.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Sharon's fried chicken comes as a 2- or 4-piece meal with biscuits and either one or two sides.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
  • Dressed cucumbers are also a great make-and-take side for picnics to add to a cold plate, serve alongside fried chicken, or even put on a sandwich.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Back came Rhea, who folded Iyo with a German Superplex for a nearfall.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Starliner crew members were then folded into the Crew-9 mission, whose spacefarers are continuing to serve out the full duration of their orbital stay.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Authorities have found no evidence to suggest the incident was connected to terrorism or motivated by criminal intentions beyond the driver’s impaired state, a law enforcement official said.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
  • Reid remained at the scene and was charged with vehicular manslaughter, drunk driving and driving while ability impaired.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Tanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanked. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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