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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
Verb
Intel’s tumultuous fiscal 2024 included the exit of CEO Pat Gelsinger in December after a four-year tenure during which the stock price tanked and the company lost ground to rivals in the artificial intelligence boom. Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025 Voluntary and involuntary staff departures in recent years have tanked web traffic and left it with a skeleton crew. Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Sadly, after about a decade of getting by, the dairy market tanked. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Furniture stocks, such as Wayfair, William-Sonoma and Restoration Hardware, all tanked in after-hours trading Friday evening following a big day of gains across the stock market after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened up the door to an interest rate cut. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 Rove compared the third possibility — which Rove said would result from either no agreement or from an agreement that Russia breaks — to the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, when former President Biden’s poll numbers tanked and never recovered. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025 Some investments tanked, and members of the firm would find themselves at New York City bars afterward, reeling. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 Like other industry analysts, cultural strategists, and studio executives consulted by Vulture, however, Loria fundamentally disagrees with Gunn’s remarks — not only the idea that anti-American sentiment tanked Superman but the perception the movie even undershot financial expectations at all. Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanked
Adjective
  • There are some who earnestly enjoy it, but many more who are trying to get as drunk as possible and believe (accurately) that the Long Island Iced Tea is the quickest way to get there.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Lots of drunk folks eat there all the time.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Phones don’t seem to be the long-term solution, pins flopped, and glasses haven’t compelled the masses yet.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On the ground, the story of what resonated — or flopped — at the Telluride Film Festival can look far different from the headlines.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The data, which is from the past three years and from LendingTree’s proprietary database, includes recent traffic incidents and violations such as accidents, drunken driving arrests and speeding tickets.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tottenham collapsed last season when Romero and Mickey van de Ven spent months out injured.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Contestants from all across the nation will face rigorous tests that mirror the real-life journey of a comedian — from brutal open mics to bombed sets, rewrites and the pressure of big-stage performances.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Purple dough is wrapped around a juicy, savory filling and pan-fried to perfection.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, fried chicken, instant ramen, soda, and chips share a certain inherent junkiness.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, butterhead leaves aren't as tightly folded as some other types, such as iceberg lettuce.
    Lauren O'Connor, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The method in which they’re folded, either down the middle or the side, determines whether the filling is ricotta or pea.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Tanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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