Thesaurus results for WENT TO PIECES

went to pieces

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past tense of go to pieces

as in fell apart

to yield to mental or emotional stress After the breakup of his marriage he completely went to pieces.

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Talks between the United States and Canada about a deal that could have staved off the imposition of 50 percent duties fell apart Friday evening, deepening a months-long fracture between the North American neighbors.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Yet on a scorching Monday afternoon, Ludlow sat alone at a streetside coffee shop in Eagle Rock, trying to account for how the biggest jazz event in Los Angeles history fell apart.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell apart

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More than a week after the initial storm, many residents in East Chicago, Indiana, who lost power regained it, but then lost it again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Some people who lost power after the storm last week got it back, but then lost it again because of the fire.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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