1
as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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2
as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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as in cave
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Recent Examples of crater
John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Repealing these key policies, especially while adding tariffs, will crater the market - WoodMackenzie modeling predicts ending these policies could cut 2030 annual sales share of plug-in vehicles from 32% to 23%, or about 1.4 million cars.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Though largely unaffected by Thursday's recall announcement, Tesla shares have plummeted 42% in 2025, reflecting newfound pessimism as sales crater around the globe.
—TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The spending and revenue figures would crater; essential services like veterans’ hospitals, air-traffic-control systems, and border-crossing stations would be completely abandoned.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Repealing these key policies, especially while adding tariffs, will crater the market - WoodMackenzie modeling predicts ending these policies could cut 2030 annual sales share of plug-in vehicles from 32% to 23%, or about 1.4 million cars.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar terrain and demonstrate its potential application for asteroid mining.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Though largely unaffected by Thursday's recall announcement, Tesla shares have plummeted 42% in 2025, reflecting newfound pessimism as sales crater around the globe.
—TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crater
Verb
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The quake also caused a skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, to collapse.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dramatic videos show buildings collapsing and swaying in Thailand. 4:09 A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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There are desert badlands, frosty tundra, underwater temples, shipwrecks, lush caves teeming with life, and much more.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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Yet travelers tend to overlook one deep category: caves.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Her cookery show seems to have bombed and the previous podcast deal with Spotify flopped, so the desire to succeed this time is weighing heavily on her shoulders.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the company’s stock flops, your reward flops too.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Blue Sneakers For those who are slightly less daring, dip your toe into the coloured trainer trend with a baby-blue pair.—
Melisa Vargas,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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With the cuts and losses at the FDA, there is growing fear that the funding level could dip below the historical threshold.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Prefabricated buildings erected in the underground caverns housed sleeping quarters, latrines, laboratories, a mess hall, laundry and gym.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Within these insulated caverns, temperatures can soar to 77°F (25°C)—a staggering contrast to the brutal cold above, where winter temperatures can drop below -100°F (-73°C).—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Most failed to hit their targets and crashed into the ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Senate Bill 376 by Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, failed to clear the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee in a voice vote with audible dissent.—
Josh Snyder,
Arkansas Online,
10 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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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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“Crater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crater. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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