free-falling

verb

present participle of free-fall
as in plummeting

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  1. plummeting
  2. plunging
  3. precipitating
  4. crashing
  5. collapsing
  6. wiping out
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  • This dynamic sent SaaS stocks plummeting earlier this year, but many have regained some ground (registration required) as reality sets in.
    — Dan Faulkner, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But alas, eventually all involved have to get down to business and actually contend with the plot beats of Hoover’s story, which is when the movie careens off a cliff, plummeting past so-bad-it’s-good and crashing on the rocks of agonizingly dumb.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of plummeting
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  • Pilots have compared landing on the short runway, with either side plunging straight down off the side of a vertical cliff, to landing on an aircraft carrier.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And this week, our story about the dwindling water levels in Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, shows breathtaking expanses of dry canyon plunging to a shrinking, narrow ribbon of teal green.
    — Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunging
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  • The announcement ruffled feathers, precipitating a unique form of drama.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The need for upgrades to campus infrastructure and the slow process of obtaining tax credits left the building program years behind schedule, precipitating a 2022 lawsuit.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of precipitating
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  • But Doral business owners and residents report federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests, sparking fear among neighbors and crashing business activity in the city, home to one the largest Venezuelan communities in the country.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Thiero started the summer moving too quickly through games, crashing into the lane and flying recklessly toward the rim.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of crashing
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  • The cost of creating plausible false identities is collapsing.
    — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The public must contend head-on with a collapsing currency and runaway inflation, and to ordinary Iranians, describing the present situation as sustainable would sound almost obscene.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapsing
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  • Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of wiping out
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