as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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as in tailspin
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as in collapse
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Recent Examples of melt down
Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Tech stocks melted down on Monday after Chinese startup DeepSeek emerged as a new threat to current levels of investment in AI.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Repressed feelings are bubbling up, causing erratic reactions and meltdowns when pushed to the edge.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Verb
On view at the gallery were three sculptures that look melted down amalgamations of iconic contemporary artists’ work like Yayoi Kusama and Anish Kapoor, as well as modern and pre-modern artists.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Tech stocks melted down on Monday after Chinese startup DeepSeek emerged as a new threat to current levels of investment in AI.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
Being honest with yourself along the way can help you course-correct early and avoid meltdowns later.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Repressed feelings are bubbling up, causing erratic reactions and meltdowns when pushed to the edge.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt down
Verb
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More on the Trump administration A united conservative front on Trump’s immigration purge is beginning to crack over the administration’s aggressive, sometimes slapdash tactics.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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House sparrows prefer to be near humans, so place a birdhouse away from the house and avoid feeding smaller seeds like millet, cracked corn, and milo, which sparrows love.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The president’s steep tariffs threw the global economy into a tailspin Thursday, with stocks down around the world, the U.S. markets leading the way.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The rollout of President Donald Trump’s tariffs , which includes 20% rates on the European Union and a 46% duty on Vietnam, sent stocks into a tailspin .—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At press time, authorities are still investigating the cause of the roof collapse.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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Authorities have since launched an investigation into the cause of the collapse.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the Democratic freak-out commenced soon after Biden came to the stage.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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Enter another Jamie freak-out, which seems to come out of nowhere.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The disaster led to passage of the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act, which in turn added the miners' surveillance program under the respiratory health division at NIOSH.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Last month, the EU Commission urged its 450 million citizens to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours in the event of emergencies like cyberattacks, climate disasters, disease and also geopolitical conflicts.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Robson suffered two nervous breakdowns and Safechuck had insomnia and depression.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Ossoff had no reason to expect to win the runoff until Perdue and many in his state party had a collective nervous breakdown over Donald Trump’s efforts to swipe Georgia’s electoral votes.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Any doubt that the Donald Trump tantrum tariffs are the cause of the bloodbath in the stock market, wiping out the wealth and retirement savings of tens of millions of Americans, was settled yesterday morning.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The tweet’s jaunty vibe contrasted with a metaphorical bloodbath on Wall Street, where the major stock indices all suffered big drops.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This hazard, hard plastic, and many other physical hazards such as metal and rocks/stones can cause illness or injury to the consumer, including laceration, cuts to the tongue or gum, perforation, occlusion (choking), typically occurring immediately or shortly after consumption.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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To soothe a sore throat, consider remedies like sucking on ice chips or lozenges (adults only; this is a choking hazard for young children), sipping warm beverages, gargling with salt water, or taking an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever.2 2.—
Lauren Schlanger,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Melt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt%20down. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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