Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slump (over)
Verb
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Those mortgages were then bundled into complex financial products that collapsed when homeowners started defaulting on their loans.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Permafrost acts as nature’s foundation in the Arctic, providing structural stability for landscapes that would otherwise collapse.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The rout extended a miserable month for markets that has seen all three major indexes wipe out their gains since the US presidential election in November.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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His total net worth is down $121 billion from its peak in December, when the company had a market capitalization well in excess of $1 trillion — the gains of a post-election rally wiped out entirely, with the stock price tumbling 38 percent just since Trump’s inauguration.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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On this day, director Jeffrey Lo and book, music and lyrics creator Min Kahng plopped dead center at their work station as the chaos and mirth of a new musical exploded around them.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Just make sure the fruit is in individual pieces (don't plop it into the pan in big clumps).—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Meditation is something that really keeps me even keeled.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 July 2023
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Throughout the ups and downs for the Chicago Bulls this season, coach Billy Donovan has tried to keep his demeanor even keel for the most part.—
Jamal Collier,
chicagotribune.com,
20 Mar. 2021
Verb
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Taking seedlings straight from indoors and plunking them into the garden is a shock.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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In his final start of 2018, Sabathia plunked Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre in response to the Rays’ Andrew Kittredge throwing behind Austin Romine earlier in the game.—
Peter Sblendorio,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This chic $5 accessory will keep your favorite sun hat from getting crumpled in your bag.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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The doe crumples in her tracks just as Adams pulls the trigger.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Sure, trips to the salon for cut, color, treatment and styling provide some form of hair and scalp care, but only on a cosmetic level.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Denver then countered a White-to-Kornet lob and a White 3-pointer on back-to-back Boston trips with consecutive threes from Braun and Murray, who was far more effective over the final three quarters.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After this, oil production will fall, albeit slowly toward 2050, as decarbonization proceeds and more electric vehicles take to the roads.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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For 2025, Kohl’s expects revenue to fall 5% to 7%, compared with Wall Street estimates of a 1.6% decrease, according to LSEG.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Slump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slump%20%28over%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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