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adjective

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as in fallen

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as in destroyed

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as in unconscious

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collapsed

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verb

past tense of collapse
1
as in crumpled
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people

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as in failed
to be unsuccessful the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence

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as in compressed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey

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Recent Examples of collapsed
Adjective
Mohamud also warned of a possible secondary collapse, as the collapsed building was leaning on its neighbor. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department are battling heavy flames at an Inglewood multi-unit commercial building, as thick smoke billows from a collapsed roof. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Researchers have developed cyborg cockroaches that could help deliver emergency medical care to people trapped in collapsed buildings, caves, and other dangerous locations. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 Henry County Coroner Brian Clark said the man, James Briar, appears to have gone around a barricade and fallen into the collapsed road. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Nearly all cited the number of people killed, while large majorities pointed to orphaned children, mothers who lost children, grieving families and victims whose bodies remained trapped beneath collapsed buildings. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Aside from rubble and collapsed buildings, the earthquake left behind people, who hope they won’t be forgotten. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026 Clips recorded just after the storm came through showed trees covering cars and a collapsed tent. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Animals could also be seen trapped beneath collapsed buildings. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
Verb
Eons ago a star up to 30 times the mass of our sun collapsed and perished, forming a black hole. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 After reaching a grassy area between the lot and East Seminary Drive, Holt collapsed. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Evans, 34, comes from a wealthy San Diego hotel family and stood by Holmes as her blood-testing startup Theranos collapsed and she was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Even after Bretton Woods collapsed and many currencies floated freely, the dollar continued to dominate. — Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Spirit Airlines, one of the most prominent ultra-low-cost airlines in the US, collapsed earlier this year. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 In the span of just ten days in August, the Afghan government collapsed, the president fled in a helicopter, and a suicide bombing at Kabul airport killed 13 US soldiers and 170 civilians. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Holt later collapsed outside the mall and was pronounced dead. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026 Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collapsed
  1. fallen
  2. imploded
  3. unconscious
  4. crumpled
  5. failed
  6. compressed
  7. faded
  8. split
Adjective
  • Turf expert Jeff Fowler of Tip Top Turf Solutions said the wet, fallen leaves form a mat.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, a property owner doesn’t have grounds to seek compensation if the fallen fruit does not cause any damage.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fallen
Adjective
  • Around a decade ago Theranos, one of the buzziest science start-ups ever, imploded.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Today, with an imploded refi business and rates closing in on 7%, the AI mortgage company’s market value stands at just $300 million.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of imploded
Adjective
  • Eric Anderson said the man was a transient known to the agency and was found unconscious Sunday afternoon near the park’s south entrance off Katella Avenue.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of unconscious
Verb
  • Onlookers and policemen rushed to the balloon’s basket to find the three men lying crumpled on the ground.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Later, when the water receded, Fulcher and McKay pried open the Trotters’ crumpled trailer.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of crumpled
Verb
  • Since democracy was restored in 1989, no candidate who failed to win the first round of voting has gone on to win the presidency in the second round.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That plan failed when then-Senate President Susan Wagle refused to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
    — Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of failed
Verb
  • One solution exploits a mismatch between the way PHP measures compressed files and decoded files.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Recent internal spending data shows that this divide has compressed significantly since July.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of compressed
Adjective
  • Investigators described him as a white male in his late 50s, with a scruffy, gray beard who was wearing a faded blue baseball cap.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of faded
Adjective
  • The split opposition could give Tinubu a higher chance of winning in 2027 as was the case in 2023.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And with a significant number of split-ticket voters expected, a big turnout in Trump country doesn’t mean every ballot is going Republican, just as a spike in Democratic territory doesn’t mean every vote is going blue.
    — Charles Minshew, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Collapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collapsed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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