as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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as in tailspin
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as in collapse
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Recent Examples of melt down
The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The tallow used in food is produced by rendering, or melting down, this fatty tissue.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The meltdown in Chinese markets a decade ago was driven by a sudden loss of confidence by investors, so propping up stocks helped calm nerves, said Zhiwu Chen, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The golden toilet was most certainly melted down and sold, worth about $3.6 million for the precious metal alone.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The tallow used in food is produced by rendering, or melting down, this fatty tissue.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
Most significantly, during the 2008–2009 financial meltdown, Nvidia shares plummeted by 85%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The meltdown in Chinese markets a decade ago was driven by a sudden loss of confidence by investors, so propping up stocks helped calm nerves, said Zhiwu Chen, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt down
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Unhackable networks: Traditional encryption relies on complex math problems that could eventually be cracked by powerful computers.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Police are serious about cracking the case and mention ordering pizza to settle in for the night at headquarters.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During those seven days, however, the tariffs upset trade partners, sent world financial markets into a tailspin and prompted one automaker to lay off 900 American workers.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Greer said that the levies, which have sent global markets into a tailspin, have brought around 50 countries to the negotiating table to discuss changing their barriers to trade.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Dominican officials have not commented on potential causes of the collapse, which also injured more than 255 survivors.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2025
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At press time, authorities are still investigating the cause of the roof collapse.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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Every so often, the E.R. is visited by rats, little symbols of disrepair and instigators of slapstick freak-outs.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Enter another Jamie freak-out, which seems to come out of nowhere.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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Last month, the EU Commission urged its 450 million citizens to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours in the event of emergencies like cyberattacks, climate disasters, disease and also geopolitical conflicts.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The disaster led to passage of the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act, which in turn added the miners' surveillance program under the respiratory health division at NIOSH.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Robson suffered two nervous breakdowns and Safechuck had insomnia and depression.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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That triggered a nervous breakdown.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Any doubt that the Donald Trump tantrum tariffs are the cause of the bloodbath in the stock market, wiping out the wealth and retirement savings of tens of millions of Americans, was settled yesterday morning.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The unprecedented bloodbath led to the Russian Revolution, and the establishment of the Soviet Union, the first communist power.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This hazard, hard plastic, and many other physical hazards such as metal and rocks/stones can cause illness or injury to the consumer, including laceration, cuts to the tongue or gum, perforation, occlusion (choking), typically occurring immediately or shortly after consumption.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Silva walked Mitchell down, shook off takedown attempts, hurt him on the feet, and masterfully choked him out.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Melt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt%20down. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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