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
Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Three Mile Island is best known because its Unit 2 reactor partially melted down in 1979.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, Delta Airlines also suffered a four-day meltdown following the CrowdStrike worldwide technology outage in July, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then the defense melted down allowing Jacksonville back in the game.
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Hag, the Wolves clash is a chance to steady the ship and avoid a festive season meltdown.
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Coach Andy Reid’s mustache froze, Patrick Mahomes’ helmet cracked and the Chiefs jumped to a 10-0 lead early and won easily.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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According to court records, Jackson was found in possession of approximately 87 grams of cocaine, 19 grams of crack cocaine and $1,167 in cash.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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However, if the US were to default and for the first time in history fail to pay back those debts the value of government bonds would depreciate and the global market would enter a tailspin.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Both Aer Lingus, which launched from Bradley to Dublin in 2016 and Air Canada suspended service in the pandemic as air travel, especially by businesses, went into a tailspin.Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Silicon Valley Bank's risk metrics showed clear warnings before their collapse.Adam Ennamli, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The rapid December collapse of the Assad regime in the face of reinvigorated domestic opposition has demolished the old status quo in the Levant.Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Things were going fair to middling with his candidacy until Biden’s catastrophic, catatonic debate performance in June, which caused a major Democratic freak-out and resulted in his grudging departure from the ticket and endorsement of Harris.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Worry not: Renée Rouleau Rest Day Masque helps skin bounce back from ingredient irritation with an occlusive formula that seals in the soothing, inflammation-reducing benefits of shea butter, fatty acids, and vitamin E. No more flaky freak-out face.Allure, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
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If Calais Campbell hadn’t signed with the Dolphins at the last minute Miami’s defense would be a disaster.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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Choi took office two days before a Jeju Air plane crashed in the southwest city of Muan, killing 179 of the 181 people on board in the world’s deadliest aviation disaster of 2024. Stella Kim, Steve Patterson, Stephanie Fuerte and Beomsu Jo reported from Seoul and Jennifer Jett from Hong Kong.Stella Kim, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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For some, watching Adams’ Mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown may trigger PTSD.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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The entire affair smelled like a quasi-constitutional coup attempt authored by a desperate head of state whose intensive bickering with the National Assembly over everything from budgets to investigations had induced a nervous breakdown.Daniel R. DePetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Filmmaker Parker Finn’s essentially standalone entry takes off at warp speed with an athletic tracking shot of a bloodbath.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Among Xavier, Marquette, Creighton and UConn, the top of the Big East is gonna be a bloodbath.Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adams was booked for a canny professional foul which choked the visitors’ attempts to get back into the game.Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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She was later pronounced dead after allegedly being choked.Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Melt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt%20down. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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