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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
Regional bank stocks tanked yesterday as a result, in turn driving down the broader market. Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 The war has forced a tidal shift within the Democratic base, as voters’ support for Israel’s military campaign tanked over the past two years. Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 Federal prosecutors say that Tompkins, 67, used his official position to bully executives at a Boston cannabis company to recoup his pre-initial public offering investment of $50,000 when the stocks tanked. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025 After the dot-com crash in 2000, the stock market tanked and venture capital funding plummeted. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025 The play Dingler referred to was the one that tanked the Tigers’ night, the one that set the tone for a dismal and disappointing performance in an 8-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 When the company took pictures off, site activity tanked. Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025 After this test, the rocket will be de-tanked and turned around for launch. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025 During the parkway’s closure, shuttle revenue tanked 98%. Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanked
Adjective
  • Before going to bed, Nathan explicitly tells him not to let the completely drunk guests swim in the ocean.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This game is beyond fall down drunk.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And 95% of firms who have implemented AI pilots have flopped.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The film flopped theatrically when it was released in 1993, but became a cult classic and staple during the Halloween season and at drag shows.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In one of the most harrowing scenes in the movie, a drunken Douglas Springsteen cajoles a young Bruce into a bedroom slapping game that begins to border on genuine physical abuse.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The jury convicted her of only drunken driving.
    Boston Herald staff, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, two barns and one home were reportedly struck by lightning in Rogersville, Missouri, which started a small fire on the barn and partially collapsed the porch of the home.
    Shawnie Caslin Martucci, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 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
  • The last time this happened in the Championship before this season was 2013-14, when Derby, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday and Yeovil Town all failed to win any of their first five home matches.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Russ Anderson also failed to challenge the bank’s incentive compensation program, failed to institute effective controls and repeatedly downplayed sales practices misconduct, Hsu previously said.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This was followed by the fried ravioli, which hit a spot that only a sufficiently greasy small plate can.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
    Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.
    Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Tanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanked. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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