craters 1 of 2

verb

Definition of cratersnext
present tense third-person singular of crater
1
as in collapses
to be unsuccessful a time when businesses were cratering left and right

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

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craters

2 of 2

noun

plural of crater
as in potholes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craters
  1. collapses
  2. falls
  3. fails
  4. valleys
  5. caverns
  6. struggles
  7. misses
  8. trenches
Verb
  • And then at some point, the house collapses.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the muscles of the throat relax too much and the airway collapses.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • Ocean Sun has developed a flexible floating rig that rises and falls with the waves.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The demonic aspect of the show falls heaviest on Linda (Julie Bowen), Dylan’s mom, who begins feeling — and experiencing — an evil presence around her.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of falls
Verb
  • For example, when a robot fails to pick an overweight item many times, a person on site can be notified to manually handle the item.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • From the solar eclipse, supermoons, and now a temporary second moon orbiting the Earth, the sky's paintbrush never fails to bring awe to our eyes.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of fails
Noun
  • The valleys on the moon's edge create two of the most spectacular sights during a total solar eclipse — Baily’s beads and the diamond ring, the last bits of the sun visible just before and the first just after totality.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In hilly and mountainous terrains, rainfall typically is funneled into valleys, rivers and streams, DeGaetano said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of valleys
Noun
  • Eventually, the caverns’ ceilings might have collapsed, making the large indentations on the lakebed.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
  • If that were true, the groundwater may have eroded some of the limestone, causing caverns to form.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of caverns
Verb
  • The police video shows the officers milling about and talking as Nichols struggles with his injuries.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The film mixes physical comedy, as when Iris struggles to sleep in her own bed after Apollo takes it over, with a tear-jerking exploration of the way animals grieve the deaths of their owners.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struggles
Verb
  • The rally in equity could be derailed if the central government’s fiscal stimulus package misses expectations, according to Macquarie Capital’s Hsiao.
    Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Morrison misses his late partner’s gigantic belly laugh that would engulf everything in its orbit.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of misses
Noun
  • Topographic features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains and deep-sea trenches, also distort its shape slightly.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The severity of Helene also prompted the Hermitage staff to prepare for Hurricane Milton by boarding up windows, building a 15-foot-tall sand dune and digging trenches on the property.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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