tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtāl-ˌspin 
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2
: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
Examples of tailspin in a Sentence
Stock prices are in a tailspin.
The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
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This sent the tribal council into a tailspin as the remaining players scrambled on who to vote out.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Days later, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, sending the already-faltering economy into a tailspin.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
As of Thursday, her edge sat at 1.7 points, a cumulative drop that may appear numerically minuscule but was enough to send some party members and operatives into a tailspin.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
About two decades ago, an economic tailspin plunged the country into deep debt and austerity, dwarfing Greeks’ employment prospects and leading to their emigration for better opportunities abroad.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Sep. 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Days later, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, sending the already-faltering economy into a tailspin.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
As of Thursday, her edge sat at 1.7 points, a cumulative drop that may appear numerically minuscule but was enough to send some party members and operatives into a tailspin.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
About two decades ago, an economic tailspin plunged the country into deep debt and austerity, dwarfing Greeks’ employment prospects and leading to their emigration for better opportunities abroad.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailspin. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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tailspin
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tail·spin
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌspin
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