Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slump (over)
Verb
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The quake also caused a skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, to collapse.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Additional footage shows collapsed buildings and wreckage in the streets.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to Survival International, the Sentinelese wish to remain isolated from the outside world, and any contact could also wipe out the community if they were introduced to diseases.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, humankind is harmed or possibly completely wiped out by AI to make as many paperclips as possible.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fan Fest unites all The Big 12 Fan Fest is plopped in-between T-Mobile Center and Power & Light District’s KC Live!—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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There’s a smattering of hotels, inns, and motels in the area, but rental houses—either plopped directly on the shore or located within easy walking distance of one of more than 40 public beach-access points—are the primary draw.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rubel said that even shrinking the new tariffs by 10 percent would put it on a more even keel with Pakistan and India.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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Meditation is something that really keeps me even keeled.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 July 2023
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The Yankees scored two more runs in the fourth frame after Domínguez was plunked and Cabrera walked with the bases loaded.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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What was particularly fun for Fleck was to plunk the stories in actual locations that hold fond, personal meaning to him, even if the original businesses are no longer there — such as the Loard’s Ice Cream on MacArthur Boulevard or Sweet Jimmie’s club and gathering spot, home now to The New Parish.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The ruling Communist Party struck a note of confidence even as markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai crumpled.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The hopes of the best team most of them could remember in their lifetimes crumpled, in an instant.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Coolidge, who originated the role of heiress Tanya McQuoid in Season 1, returned for Season 2, only to die by tripping and hitting her head on a boat and drowning.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Standout episodes see the besties trip out with Anderson .Paak at Afropunk and shine a light on trans joy with Peppermint.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell as low as 4% as investors turned to bonds in their search for safety.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Slump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slump%20%28over%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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