deflates
- present tense form of deflate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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If the AI bubble ever deflates, these energy companies with no revenue have the farthest to fall and little in the way of a cushion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
It deconstructs the artifice of a rock show, making The 1975 seem more human - but equally, it deflates the excitement of watching a band in full flow.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
But I think that greatly deflates the more potent message that Jonze was trying to deliver.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
Even if excitement for the stock deflates, his company might still retain billions in cash value.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2024
Connor deflates, his ecstatic grin shrinking at the corners.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
