avalanched

verb

past tense of avalanche
as in fell
to fall down in a large mass The snow avalanched down the mountainside.

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Recent Examples of avalanched Celebrities have avalanched their way back to America’s most famous ski area, swathed in their fuzzy coats and après ski chic looks. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avalanched
  1. fell
  2. tumbled
  3. skidded
  4. crashed
  5. slid
  6. flowed
  7. plunged
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • For comparison, shares of rival McDonald’s have tumbled 23% over the same period, although its market cap is still more than six times larger than Restaurant Brands’.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Mortgage applications, which include loans to buy a home or refinance an existing mortgage, tumbled 6% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Assn.
    — Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tumbled
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  • Walker’s Harley-Davidson struck the deer near Beaverdam Road, overturned, skidded crossed the center line and ran off the road, Freeman said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The video shows a spray of debris flying as the truck struck the overpass, tipped over, and skidded on its side.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of skidded
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  • The plane, a Van's RV-7A, crashed shortly after taking off from Petaluma Municipal Airport in Sonoma County, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Barr allegedly stole an Alaska Airlines tug from the field, crashed it into another vehicle near Gate 7, and then attempted to steal an American Airlines lavatory truck, but was taken into custody by airport police.
    — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of crashed
Verb
  • Lab technician Aleksej Kubelka carefully opened the large machine and slid out a tray.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Cartagena’s Alquímico and Bangkok’s Bar Us slid in at the third and fourth spots, respectively, and Athens’s Line rounded out the top five.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • Star67, a private-dining concept, kept the crowd snacking on birthday cake bites and ice cream sundaes as the drinks flowed.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Material from both sides of this line flowed together to assemble the parent objects of Bennu, Ryugu and CI chondrites, with ice acting like glue to bond the fine dust particles together.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • At Adoptions for Love, a cat rescue currently sheltering 80 felines in the more upscale neighborhood of Playa, the number of people looking to adopt has plunged.
    — Orlando Matos, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • GoPro went public at $24 per share five years before that, and has plunged over 94%, as of Monday.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunged

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“Avalanched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avalanched. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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