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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
Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
Panic selling can ‘crater your portfolio’ Some investors are prone to panic selling during periods of volatility and then often miss the stock market recovery with cash sitting on the sidelines, research shows.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Videos from the scene, verified and geolocated by CNN, show a large crater in the middle of the road next to the metro station.
—Maria Kostenko, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Think back to 2020, many pundits were saying that if Democrat Joe Biden won, the market would crater.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
Panic selling can ‘crater your portfolio’ Some investors are prone to panic selling during periods of volatility and then often miss the stock market recovery with cash sitting on the sidelines, research shows.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
Noun
According to one study, even in the extremely dry Martian atmosphere, the climatic conditions inside the volcanoes' craters are such that frost can form even though it's never been found elsewhere on Mars – even at the poles.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Videos from the scene, verified and geolocated by CNN, show a large crater in the middle of the road next to the metro station.
—Maria Kostenko, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crater
Verb
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The wealthy were not allowed to simply hoard their wealth, park it in an offshore haven, and escape catastrophe by sailing away from a collapsing society on a superyacht.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Firefighters saw heavy flames and smoke coming from the second floor, and the house partially collapsed.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2025
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Threat level: The Arctic air is likely to send temperatures plunging to 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit below average for mid-February across the Upper Midwest and Plains states, with the cold barreling south and east through the end of the week.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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For the event, Hudson wore a head-turning couture champagne satin gown with a plunging square neckline and coulisse draping effect by Roberto Cavalli.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The film’s synopsis reads: Harris embarks on a perilous new cave diving expedition that will push the limits of adventure and force him to confront his deepest fears.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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This 250-foot-wide cave was once a massive rock, but wind eroded the sandstone over many years, yielding this striking natural wonder.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Rangers don't have the best reputation for developing their prospects, but many of the young players that have flopped were homogenous assets that clogged up their organizational pipeline.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Right Stuff Year: 1983 Running time: 3 hours 13 minutes Director: Philip Kaufman Years before Bonfire of the Vanities flopped, Hollywood had a much better time adapting Tom Wolfe, turning his nonfiction book about the Mercury program into a clear-eyed piece of Americana.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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Any hard-to-reach places can be cleaned with a small brush dipped in the cleaning solution if a microfiber cloth isn't doing the job.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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While cases reported to the CDC by health departments dipped over the winter holidays, weekly infections have accelerated for a month straight since then.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This year, the Winter Carnival and Vulcans are also partnering with Ice Castles, which takes place in several cities across the U.S., to bring ice slides, caverns, tunnels and — yes — an ice bar to the Fairgrounds.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Jan. 2025
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Emerging from the Cinder, Jod was greeted as said Emissary, and he and the ship were lowered down into a deep, deep cavern — eventually landing at the foot of a giant vault door.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The effort to begin a partition with the Gaza Strip has failed colossally.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Just like this claim, the others will fall apart because there is no truth to them.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Crater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crater. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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