as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement
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Recent Examples of crumble
America’s infrastructure is crumbling beneath our feet.
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Deborah N. Archer, Time, 21 May 2025
But the crumbling building soon began to shift and bomb squad technicians became concerned about a possible secondary device that could put first responders at risk.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Then, the half-court defense began to crumble, and those same tremendous shooters were taking practice shots in a half-court setting.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 15 May 2025
One of the five Venezuelan opposition activists who recently escaped after more than a year confined inside the Argentine Embassy in Caracas says their dramatic rescue underscores the crumbling state of the Nicolas Maduro regime’s security forces.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Deborah N. Archer, Time, 21 May 2025
But the crumbling building soon began to shift and bomb squad technicians became concerned about a possible secondary device that could put first responders at risk.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Then, the half-court defense began to crumble, and those same tremendous shooters were taking practice shots in a half-court setting.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 15 May 2025
One of the five Venezuelan opposition activists who recently escaped after more than a year confined inside the Argentine Embassy in Caracas says their dramatic rescue underscores the crumbling state of the Nicolas Maduro regime’s security forces.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumble
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While more durable than the original Irish linen that encased the wings when the KC Eaglet rolled out of the factory on Aug. 12, 1930, all fabrics will deteriorate over time from exposure to the sun.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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Their mental health deteriorated, which reinforced the officer’s excuse to keep them deadlocked.—
Justyna Rzewinski,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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There are also mental health impacts with worsening anxiety, stress, and depression in the hotter summer months.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Relations have only worsened in recent years, as Beijing has leveraged its budding economic and military power to ramp up pressure on its neighbor.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The intense setup here is fairly straightforward as these types of sci-fi mystery shows go, with Buenos Aires residents going about their evenings when a sudden nightmarish snowfall descends over the metropolis, killing millions indiscriminately.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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The American entrepreneur was one of the five passengers killed on June 18, 2023, while the compact submersible descended en route to the wreckage of the Titanic, and Rush is now in all the talking heads' crosshairs as the villain of this tragic story.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo declined to comment on the WSJ report.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Yields have risen and the dollar has declined moderately.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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“Crumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumble. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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