collapse
verb (used without object)
to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly.
is collapsing
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present progressiveof collapse (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That does not mean demand is collapsing, or that these stocks will always move together.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
It didn't respond to a request for comment, but it has rejected suggestions that its influence is collapsing, saying hundreds of candidates it backed have won their primaries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Film and TV production in Los Angeles is collapsing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
"The Cuban economy can collapse, and is collapsing... but the state still functions, especially on the security side."
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
And maybe this corner of American and Joy is collapsing under the weight of all that troubles me, too—we left everything we loved behind in Haiti and my mother was put into something like jail.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
