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crumbled

  • past participle
    of crumble.
    crumble
    verb (used with object)
    to break into small fragments or crumbs.
  • past tense form
    of crumble.
    crumble
    verb (used with object)
    to break into small fragments or crumbs.

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That looseness doomed Texas all afternoon long, as a 10-point lead crumbled into their first defeat of the season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Powerful waves crumbled large sections of the boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula and left several homes with severe structural damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sri Lanka lost two wickets without a run on the board and crumbled to 45 all out in less than 10 overs of chaos that included three run-outs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

At her previous tournament in Toronto, she lost to Russian world number 19 Ekaterina Alexandrova in the last 16 as her serve crumbled.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

That box inside his chest had come down and crumbled away, and he could feel his heart beating between his lungs—a hot, fluttering thing.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat