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
But frequent freezing and thawing of water can create cracks and lead to potholes and crumbling.
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Carol Cain, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
The new funds, in turn, will free up the county's tax levy dollars for other major local projects, including the overhaul of the county's crumbling courthouse complex.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
But as the new Netflix documentary details, the brand that so many young people wanted to work at was actually crumbling on the inside.
—Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 2 July 2025
For some fun interactivity, the chef serving the dessert has a patron smack a frozen, edible rose atop the plate, which crumbles to create a beautiful topping.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Carol Cain, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
The new funds, in turn, will free up the county's tax levy dollars for other major local projects, including the overhaul of the county's crumbling courthouse complex.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
But as the new Netflix documentary details, the brand that so many young people wanted to work at was actually crumbling on the inside.
—Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 2 July 2025
For some fun interactivity, the chef serving the dessert has a patron smack a frozen, edible rose atop the plate, which crumbles to create a beautiful topping.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumble
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The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood emergency for Ruidoso on Tuesday, warning of rapidly deteriorating conditions and rising river levels that threatened homes and businesses.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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The latest example of trouble resulting from this definitional confusion comes from the deteriorating relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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This misinformation can also lead to insurance denials, distorted retirement planning, and worsened stigma.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Most of the Corn Belt and Midwest remain drought-free, except for northern Illinois where conditions worsened, the agency said.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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On the morning of July 10, immigration agents descended on Glass House Farms near Camarillo and in Carpinteria – a greenhouse complex that is one of the state's largest marijuana farms.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Potentially Cloudy Guidance The easyJet share price could very well descend on Thursday if CEO Kenton Jarvis doesn’t reiterate his FY25 PBT guidance of roughly £700-710 million.—
John Choong,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Disney officials declined to comment on individual plans out of respect for all guests.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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This story has been updated to note the FBI declined to comment.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Crumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumble. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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