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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Recent Examples of nosedive
Myisha Battle, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Maybe your blood sugar took a nosedive because your granola bar lunch skimped on protein.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 12 Mar. 2025
However, Anthony's mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Gauges of consumer sentiment have taken a post-election nosedive, and retail sales fell sharply last month.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
A lot of my clients are noticing that their libidos have taken a nosedive without any discernible reason at first glance.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Maybe your blood sugar took a nosedive because your granola bar lunch skimped on protein.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 12 Mar. 2025
However, Anthony's mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Gauges of consumer sentiment have taken a post-election nosedive, and retail sales fell sharply last month.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedive
Noun
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The stock market has opened to another drop on Monday, following last week's historic selloffs, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all down around 4 percent in early trades.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump didn’t name individual lawmakers or prominent conservative figures in the post, which hit just minutes before Wall Street opened with another major drop.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But last year, their slugging percentage against four-seamers plunged by 115 points, the largest decline by any team in the sport.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The announcement prompted a jump in financial markets, which had plunged after the president unveiled the tariffs days earlier.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
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Citi upgrades Constellation Energy to buy from neutral Citi says investors should buy the dip in the largest operator of U.S. nuclear power plants.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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Despite hitting every green in regulation that Sunday, McIlroy couldn’t get any putts to fall and finished in third place, two shots behind Cameron Smith.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The exhibition community and studios alike have suffered some cruel blows, but for now the domestic marketplace seems to be settling in at around a 20% decline from 2019.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Apparel exports from Turkey saw a decline of 6 percent in January-February 2025, and a drop of 4.47 percent year-on-year in 2024, with the last month of the year falling almost 11 percent.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The stock markets did not take kindly to that news, tumbling yet again this morning.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points for a second day Friday, falling more than 4%, while the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite each moved more than 5% lower.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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Her husband’s subsequent descent into alcoholism and domestic abuse drained her bank account and cast her and her children into the urban wilderness.—
Jeff Hobbs,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Any fall damage in-game can be mitigated by landing in water or any depth, so most players keep a bucket of the wet stuff handy in case of an abrupt descent.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the world braced for Trump’s tariffs to go into effect, stocks plummeted, wiping out trillions of dollars in value.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers (of all ages) has plummeted to a historic low of 24%, well below the historical average of 38%.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosedive. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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