tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtāl-ˌspin 
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: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
Examples of tailspin in a Sentence
Stock prices are in a tailspin.
The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
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The movie doesn’t want to be a four-alarm funeral pyre but a tragic romance, presenting Amy through the prism of the amour fou that put her into a tailspin and fueled her triple-platinum second album.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
Mired in a 3-for-28 tailspin, James Outman showed signs of life with his first home run since April 9, another two-run shot in the second inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
Mired in a 3-for-28 tailspin, James Outman showed signs of life with his first home run since April 9, another two-run shot in the second inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailspin. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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tailspin
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tail·spin
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌspin
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