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collapsed

  • past participle
    of collapse.
    collapse
    verb (used without object)
    to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly.
  • past tense form
    of collapse.
    collapse
    verb (used without object)
    to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly.

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Dozens of builders had been working on the upper floors when it collapsed, but managed to emerge largely unscathed.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

And his fortune was illusory, built on a mountain of debt that ruinously collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Although the ever-expanding Marvelverse collapsed under market saturation, Bettany’s romantasy hero is one of the few characters worth getting excited about.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties and looting at the site.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The tarpaulin she had worked so hard to put up had collapsed into a puddled heap with the first strong gust.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood