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as in tumbles
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people
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as in fails
to be unsuccessful
the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence
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as in compresses
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey
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as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals
the complete collapse of the invasion set off a round of finger-pointing and recrimination
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Recent Examples of collapses
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 June 2026
If the cost of producing a complex tax plan collapses toward zero, what exactly is the client paying for—and who keeps the fee?
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Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
On the table in front of her was a small burlap bag containing the rudiments of a mapmaking game called the Quiet Year, in which players use a sheet of paper, a pen, some dice, and a deck of special cards to tell the story of a community struggling to rebuild after society collapses.
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Luis A. Gómez,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The person appears to try to reload a rifle but collapses amid more gunfire.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
When wild female flies mate with the sterile males, no offspring are produced, and the population collapses over time.
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Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Stars become red giants when the hydrogen in their cores is exhausted, and that core collapses.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
When sudden cardiac arrest occurs, the person collapses and doesn’t respond or breathe normally.
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Martha Lopez-Anderson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Love collapses, and her mother cries out several times before the body camera footage ends.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
First responders handled two rescues in 24 hours after workers were trapped in separate construction trench collapses in Oakland County, Michigan.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The next time something in your work collapses—a deal, a plan, a role you were attached to—resist the urge to rebuild the illusion.
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Alfonso Cahero,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
More than 100 firefighters from several departments worked to fight the blaze overnight, and many had to retreat from the former factory to avoid collapses.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Minasian, who was hired after the 2020 season, compiled a 392-500 record during a tenure defined by drama, late-season collapses and chaotic roster turnover.
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Sam Blum,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Oh, and a few minutes later, Beulah suffers what looks to be a heart attack or stroke and collapses.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Sustain the releases across a wide enough area for long enough, and the population starves itself of offspring and collapses.
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Verb
Canvas collapses what has typically been a fragmented production chain into a single workspace.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 June 2026
If the cost of producing a complex tax plan collapses toward zero, what exactly is the client paying for—and who keeps the fee?
—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
On the table in front of her was a small burlap bag containing the rudiments of a mapmaking game called the Quiet Year, in which players use a sheet of paper, a pen, some dice, and a deck of special cards to tell the story of a community struggling to rebuild after society collapses.
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Luis A. Gómez,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The person appears to try to reload a rifle but collapses amid more gunfire.
—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
When wild female flies mate with the sterile males, no offspring are produced, and the population collapses over time.
—
Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Stars become red giants when the hydrogen in their cores is exhausted, and that core collapses.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
When sudden cardiac arrest occurs, the person collapses and doesn’t respond or breathe normally.
—
Martha Lopez-Anderson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Love collapses, and her mother cries out several times before the body camera footage ends.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Noun
Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
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CNN Money,
1 July 2026
First responders handled two rescues in 24 hours after workers were trapped in separate construction trench collapses in Oakland County, Michigan.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The next time something in your work collapses—a deal, a plan, a role you were attached to—resist the urge to rebuild the illusion.
—
Alfonso Cahero,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
More than 100 firefighters from several departments worked to fight the blaze overnight, and many had to retreat from the former factory to avoid collapses.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Minasian, who was hired after the 2020 season, compiled a 392-500 record during a tenure defined by drama, late-season collapses and chaotic roster turnover.
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Sam Blum,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Oh, and a few minutes later, Beulah suffers what looks to be a heart attack or stroke and collapses.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Sustain the releases across a wide enough area for long enough, and the population starves itself of offspring and collapses.
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapses
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At the same time, Dangerous Woman, one of Grande's earliest releases, tumbles down the roster.
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At only 20 feet high, Abrams Falls’ stature isn’t its most impressive quality; however, the sheer force of water that tumbles down it is an experience to enjoy with several senses—certainly sight, but also sound and feel too.
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Tapping into the sporting zeitgeist, the slapstick animation, sees Daffy Duck confounded when Elmer Fudd fails to turn up for duck hunting season.
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An extended car warranty can save electric vehicle (EV) owners thousands of dollars when a critical component, such as an electric motor or battery management system, fails unexpectedly.
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The system first creates a magnetized plasma, then rapidly compresses it with a lithium liner.
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Sitting for hours on end compresses joints and reduces circulation of synovial fluid, the body’s natural joint lubricant.
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Widely tipped to make it out of Group D, Vincenzo Montella’s side are already out of the competition following back-to-back defeats to Australia and Paraguay.
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Unfortunately, all Bills fans remember how those ended – four straight defeats.
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Valdez, whose seat goes from Brooklyn to Queens, accused her opponent inaccurately of getting pro-Israel donations.
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The bus goes more places more frequently than trains, filling a niche like no other.
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But when weighed down by the moisture, the grass flops over and doesn't present itself as well to the cutting blade.
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One of the best bigs in [expletive] basketball history flops.
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Prioritise, which uses AI to surface your most important notifications first, and Summarise, which condenses long chat threads into a quick summary without opening the app.
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Belmont says the facility would generate enough heat to raise nighttime temperatures by eight to 12 degrees, irrevocably shifting the dew point, the temperature at which water condenses.
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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