as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays
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Recent Examples of nosedive
Myisha Battle, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Maybe your blood sugar took a nosedive because your granola bar lunch skimped on protein.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 12 Mar. 2025
However, Anthony's mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Gauges of consumer sentiment have taken a post-election nosedive, and retail sales fell sharply last month.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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A lot of my clients are noticing that their libidos have taken a nosedive without any discernible reason at first glance.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Maybe your blood sugar took a nosedive because your granola bar lunch skimped on protein.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 12 Mar. 2025
However, Anthony's mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Gauges of consumer sentiment have taken a post-election nosedive, and retail sales fell sharply last month.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosedive
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The stock market has opened to another drop on Monday, following last week's historic selloffs, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all down around 4 percent in early trades.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump didn’t name individual lawmakers or prominent conservative figures in the post, which hit just minutes before Wall Street opened with another major drop.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Consumer confidence in the United States has plunged to levels not seen in years.—
Joe Rennison,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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From 1804 to 1810, their incomes plunged by more than forty per cent.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Citi upgrades Constellation Energy to buy from neutral Citi says investors should buy the dip in the largest operator of U.S. nuclear power plants.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The honey mustard sauce works well as both a sauce for the chicken and a dip for the fries.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And just how big a hit do 401(k)s take when markets fall?—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Last year, the government announced a 0.2% decline in the reimbursement rates for 2025.—
Mariam Sunny,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Apparel exports from Turkey saw a decline of 6 percent in January-February 2025, and a drop of 4.47 percent year-on-year in 2024, with the last month of the year falling almost 11 percent.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even gold, which has long been considered a safe haven, tumbled after the announcement.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Global stock markets tumbled, with America’s S&P 500 down nearly 5% Thursday, and down 12% from its Feb. 19 peak of 6,144.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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Her husband’s subsequent descent into alcoholism and domestic abuse drained her bank account and cast her and her children into the urban wilderness.—
Jeff Hobbs,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Any fall damage in-game can be mitigated by landing in water or any depth, so most players keep a bucket of the wet stuff handy in case of an abrupt descent.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers (of all ages) has plummeted to a historic low of 24%, well below the historical average of 38%.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the world braced for Trump’s tariffs to go into effect, stocks plummeted, wiping out trillions of dollars in value.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosedive. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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