cratered

verb

Definition of craterednext
past tense of crater
1
as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful a time when businesses were cratering left and right

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2
as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cratered
  1. collapsed
  2. fell
  3. plunged
  4. failed
  5. folded
  6. dipped
  7. bombed
  8. missed
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  • Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a Georgia barrier island capped what was supposed to have been a day of celebration, an annual festival spotlighting the culture and history of Sapelo Island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapsed
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  • There, along the North Platte River in what is now Wyoming, the animal was felled by the arrow of a warrior named High Forehead, who may have been hungry.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The story claimed that two loggers felled a hollow tree and were shocked to find a body inside.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of fell
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  • Compared to its March peak of $123, the price has plunged over 85%, erasing over $55 billion in value.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This did not sit well with the investors and the stock plunged 14% last week.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of plunged
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  • Letters from Private Isaac Walters of the 20th Indiana Infantry’s Company F to his sister-in-law describe sick and injured soldiers sent from Virginia to Indiana to vote days before the presidential election after the state failed to enact absentee voting.
    Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Prosecutors in the lawsuit alleged that the company failed to implement a price accuracy policy ordered by a court in 2014.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of failed
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  • For the project, Moncler had to find a loom to create fabric wide enough to cut a single piece that could then be folded into either a field jacket, a parka or a poncho.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In a series full of fan-favorite characters who would later be officially folded into DC Comics lore, like Bullock and fellow Gotham cop Renee Montoya — who herself was later revealed to be a lesbian, in the pages of the police procedural Gotham Central — Harley Quinn was a true runaway sensation.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of folded
Verb
  • And as the production dipped and Dominguez’s return from injuries proved productive in the minor leagues, the fans clamored for a change, one that certainly seemed justified if the criteria were solely the results in the batter’s box.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Desserts and alcohol are now weekend or fortnightly treats and consumed in moderation, or swapped with healthier treats such as fruits dipped in dark chocolate or peanut butter.
    Devinder Bains, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dipped
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  • The family used to farm and attend church in their hometown of Sake but fled in February when it was bombed.
    Sam Mednick and Ruth Alonga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Israel's military ordered civilians to leave north Gaza even as the area was bombed, and many who have been forcibly displaced multiple times have reportedly refused to leave.
    NBC News, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Koo actually missed a 46-yarder the play before, but an offsides penalty by the Buccaneers briefly bailed him and Atlanta out.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The former Florida State standout had a sack against the Lions but has missed numerous opportunities in the last three games to record more.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of missed
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