as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays
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David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
After a one-two punch from nasty hurricanes, Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022, the Florida population of the mollusk took a nosedive.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
The former president is no longer listed on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s 500 richest people, after the stock price for Trump Media – the parent company behind the former president’s social media company Truth Social – took a nosedive.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The report comes days after a packed 787 Dreamliner took a nosedive during a trip from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Her daughter, Samya, was onboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 when the Boeing 737's faulty flight control system caused the plane to enter a nosedive.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
After a one-two punch from nasty hurricanes, Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022, the Florida population of the mollusk took a nosedive.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
The former president is no longer listed on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s 500 richest people, after the stock price for Trump Media – the parent company behind the former president’s social media company Truth Social – took a nosedive.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The report comes days after a packed 787 Dreamliner took a nosedive during a trip from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosedive. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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