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to become worse or of less value
the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement
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Recent Examples of crumbled
Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Our adaptation of the recipe gives you the option to top the beans with crumbled bacon in addition to cooking them in bacon fat.
—Saveur, 8 Aug. 2025
David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Though both sides reached a settlement in November, the conflict was an ugly sign of how solidarity between these organizations crumbled in an attempt to persevere.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Venezuela’s oil infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and output has crumbled.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
Tuck crumbled feta into the ground lamb mixture for creamy texture and salty, briny flavor.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The pavement crumbled and collapsed at the intersection of 111th and Whipple streets.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Try crumbled tofu with veggies to make a savory breakfast scramble.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025
In a matter of moments, Constance’s empire has crumbled.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The prosecution of those three Alameda officers crumbled — in part, because a judge found Price’s office filed some charges too late, and because a key expert for the DA changed his stance.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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In recent years, life in Cuba has become even more difficult, as the population deals with daily blackouts, shortages of food and medicines and a crumbled infrastructure.
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Oil prices crumbled again a year later, sending Venezuela into economic calamity, with hyperinflation and mass migration out of the country.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumbled
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At the time, Denver’s Landmark Preservation office told the Denver Gazette that the old neon was too deteriorated to restore.—
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The already-frosty relationship between Devers and the front office deteriorated to an irreparable level in May, when Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury.—
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The renovation plans call for replacing the sign’s corroded letters and converting the lighting to an LED system.—
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Those kept in the more acidic water were significantly more corroded, and had far more cracks and holes, especially at the root and tooth base.—
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The radical republic that replaced it bore little resemblance to the partner of 1778, having descended into chaos, executions, and ideological extremism that threatened neighboring states.—
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Middle East efforts In Bulgaria, Mladenov held the position of defense minister for a year, before serving as foreign minister from 2010-13, during the uprisings in the Middle East known as the Arab Spring when Syria also descended into civil war.—
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The backlash could’ve worsened the casualties in the nine-year war.—
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The immense costs associated with the program have only worsened the economic situation, leading to a more stifling environment.—
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Major soil removal underway Meerbott said restoring the park has become a priority as crews work to remove contaminated soil.—
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Leptospirosis can also be found in contaminated water or soil and is spread by rodents.—
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Since the mandate, neural tube defects have dramatically declined in almost every single ethnic population except for Latinos, according to Jaffery.—
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Wiener declined to answer the question in either direction.—
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Federal officials advise customers not to use the tainted cinnamon and throw it away.—
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Clostridium botulinum can be unevenly spread throughout powdered formula, so not all babies who consume a tainted product will fall ill, according to medical experts.—
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“Crumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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