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adjective

ˈtaŋ(k)t How to pronounce tanked (audio)
Definition of tankednext
slang
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol we can count on those jerks getting tanked tonight after the game

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tanked

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verb

past tense of tank
as in flopped
to be unsuccessful her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots

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Recent Examples of tanked
Adjective
The Supreme Court’s early indications boosted the shares of companies behind rival platforms, but shares of Oracle, which hosts U.S. TikTok data, tanked 5% Friday. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 CrowdStrike’s stock price predictably tanked after the July 19 outage disrupted various services across the nation, from flights to court dates to hospital appointments. — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanked
  1. drunk
  2. drunken
  3. collapsed
  4. failed
  5. fried
  6. folded
  7. impaired
  8. bombed
Adjective
  • Stephen O’Connell, a 38-year-old Boston police officer, is accused of driving drunk when his vehicle slammed into an unmarked Boston police cruiser just after 12 a.m. April 1 on a road in Weymouth, Massachusetts State Police said in an April 2 news release shared with McClatchy News.
    — Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The truck driver, believed to have been drunk, was arrested by Chief Wilson himself.
    — Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of drunk
Adjective
  • Barton, 42, was accused of kicking his partner, Georgia, in the head during a drunken row in 2021.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The two brothers wake up in a daze as this week’s episode opens, not really remembering what happened during their drunken night on the boat with Chloe and Chelsea.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of drunken
Verb
  • Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Ice in contact with a moldy chute and a knife in contact with a trash can while being used are two of the reasons an Oakland Park grocery store failed state inspection Tuesday.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And when streaming was in its early stages, companies like Netflix tried—and often failed—to emulate HBO’s success with their own meaty, cerebral dramas.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of failed
Adjective
  • From oysters to fried chicken, Champagne makes every meal feel like a celebration.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Go for the stone crabs, the fried chicken, the Key lime pie, or just the classic experience.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of fried
Verb
  • That image has long since been folded into Guardiola’s mythology.
    — Rory Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pitchfork’s namesake music publication had been folded into GQ last January by owners Condé Nast, with many Pitchfork Media employees losing their jobs.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of folded
Adjective
  • High exposure can lead to impaired cognitive development in children, as well as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, according to the Environmental Defense Fund and American Cancer Society.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Investigators allege Hill used the woman’s financial resources and credit rating to buy the properties, and that the woman, who is mentally impaired, did not understand what was happening.
    — Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of impaired
Verb
  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombed

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“Tanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanked. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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