crater
Example Sentences
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Dispersion within the U.S. stock market had been notably elevated at the time, as shares of semiconductor stocks rallied while software and megacap technology shares cratered.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
His credit score had cratered from 753 to 563 and he was close to $75,000 in debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
That optimism was short lived as Salesforce stock has cratered nearly 30% over the ensuing losing streak.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
By almost any measure, tourism to the United States has cratered.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
There were crescents and quarters, gibbous and full, and they weren’t charms, they were moons—real miniature moons, cratered and luminous, as though lit by the rays of some distant star.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
