AVALANCHING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

avalanching

verb

present participle of avalanche

as in tumbling

to fall down in a large mass The snow avalanched down the mountainside.

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Some opening day effects are long gone, such as the illusion created by actual shifting doors at the start of the attraction, or visions of tumbling rubble near its beginning.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The call followed the release of solid financial results for the July-to-September quarter, though lower fourth-quarter and full-year guidance spooked investors and sent Netflix shares tumbling in after-hours trading.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tumbling

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The car ended up on its side after skidding back into the road.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Angels 1-0 on Friday night.

— Jared Jones, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of skidding

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The system can also move with the trailer’s sliding suspension.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
His return this preseason was intentionally low-key, sliding onto the roster of the last-place Kings (22-60 last season) without much fanfare.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sliding

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Thursday rain flips direction As the cyclone moves over land Thursday, showers that were moving out of the south will flip and begin crashing in out of the north, this time with less energy and moisture to keep rainfall sustained for long.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The Kool-Aid man never comes crashing through the wall; there’s no cameo from Big Red’s kissing couple.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of crashing

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About two-thirds of S&P 500 returns since 2024 have come from 42 AI stocks and almost all of the venture dollars this year are flowing into AI, with some firms nearing trillion-dollar valuations.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
There's a substantial amount of money flowing through the political texting business, and the people sending these messages have financial reasons to keep doing it.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowing

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Video recorded from the stands shows the service member descending on a rope from the rafters at the Alamodome before falling to the field.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
The spacecraft will attempt two collection landings, with its exploration and return modules descending and returning to orbit as one vehicle.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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