FREE-FELL Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

free-fell

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past tense of free-fall

as in wiped out

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The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

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Summary Several investor rights firms are threatening class actions against into Suja Life after its stock plummeted following disappointing Q2 earnings and reduced guidance, attributed to grocery channel weakness.

— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Specifically, Micron and Sandisk both plummeted over 13% overnight, while AMD and Intel dropped by roughly 6%.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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Their letter precipitated the launch of the Manhattan Project and, six years later, the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

— Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Rethink Trade director Lori Wallach cautioned against viewing the first-half 2025-to-2026 contraction in the deficit as an all-out win, given that there were special circumstances that precipitated it.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

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