Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-falls
Noun
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While the hotel has no obligation to heed the neighbors’ demands, residents are hopeful that the Fontainebleau will limit the height of its new water slides.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Part of that was a water park with 13 slides, wave pool and what was touted as the tallest water slide in North America at the time at 135 feet.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ernaux’s signature method of resisting interpretation and incarnating the past plunges us into this girl’s experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Architectonics takes this murky style and plunges it to a new deep, incorporating the bronze gong and chime sounds of gamelan while burying his rhythms in dense, dubby layers of incense smoke.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As the two riders swing in a circle, the ride's cable snaps and the capsule plummets toward the ground.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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But Venus plummets out of the evening sky in the next few weeks.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is the Land of Waterfalls, home to more than 250 falls, including the majestic Triple Falls, which played a starring role in The Hunger Games.—
Belinda Luksic,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Preventing head injury − including wearing a helmet for biking and sports, wearing a seatbelt and preventing falls − can keep your brain healthier in the long-run, the organization notes.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The hydrogen sulfide reacts with the iron content of the egg yolk, which precipitates into iron sulfide, a green-colored mineral.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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The introduction of Allen Klein [the notorious business manager whom Lennon advocated to take over the Beatles' affairs] precipitates the band’s crumbling.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If your vehicle skids, gently steer in the direction of the skid to regain control.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Second, when a plane crashes, the pilots die too.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Pitt stars in the upcoming film as a former Army Special Forces soldier who has gone off the grid, but must return to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The table is slatted, so spills slip right through for easy clean-up, and there’s even a pre-installed umbrella hole.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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The compact vacuum converts into a handheld device for daily messes and spills above the floor.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Free-falls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-falls. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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