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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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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
Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
So advocates updated their messaging, emphasizing that such workforce gains could crater if major new federal investments were not made soon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 14 May 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The fatalities, including a child, were located within a 2.4-mile radius of the volcano's crater.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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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
So advocates updated their messaging, emphasizing that such workforce gains could crater if major new federal investments were not made soon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 14 May 2024
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The moon’s two impact craters also froze in a rough pattern of concentric circles, pointing to ripples in the water below.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The fatalities, including a child, were located within a 2.4-mile radius of the volcano's crater.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The long-fragile governing coalition led by the Social Democrats finally collapsed, meaning the country will have new elections in early 2025.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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But the deal collapsed in January and ZEE has subsequently restructured and sought to improve its performance.Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Asia revenue, ex-Japan, plunged by 16% year-on-year in the third quarter.Sonia Heng,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the end of September, Harris was the favorite to win the election, according to Silver's forecast, but at the beginning of October, the vice president saw her chances plunge as Trump made gains in crucial battleground states.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The excursion takes a horrific turn when one guest gets trapped in a cave, with her arm wedged between rocks amid a rising tide.Claire Franken, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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The residents salvaged some possessions—beds, a refrigerator, a washing machine—and installed them in a cave, which became their new home.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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Lots of coaches who were spectacularly successful in college football have flopped in the NFL, among them Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier and Lou Holtz.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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But there are a couple other obvious reasons Miyagi-Do is flopping, one of which Sam and Devon can immediately diagnose: Johnny and Daniel are not gelling.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Her gown dipped low on the sides, for a daring look at some skin.Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the pandemic, Detroit's infant mortality rate dipped to 11 deaths for every 1,000 births.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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The investigative thriller is set in Burgos near the Atapuerca archaeological site, home to the Gran Dolina cavern, where the oldest evidence of human occupation in Western Europe was discovered.Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Mayan title translates to cenote, a reference to the bewitching, watery caverns sprinkled throughout Yucatán.Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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And businesses could also lease the land but fail to utilize it.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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All the remaining works sold; 15 went for prices at or above their high estimate, while 12 sold within estimate and 15 failed to meet their low estimates.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Crater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crater. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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