Thesaurus results for MELTS DOWN

melts down

verb

present tense third-person singular of melt down

as in cracks

to yield to mental or emotional stress rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game

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Recent Examples of melts down Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS COURT PRESS — A'ja Wilson's mom melts down when pressed over her 'Love Beats Hate' sign in Vegas. — FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Parents won't spend the day pushing strollers across sprawling pathways trying to cover ground before someone melts down. — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 30 June 2026 The wedding — and especially Cassie and Nate’s dance, as Cassie melts down on the day she’s spent her life dreaming of, having learned about the deep financial hole Nate is in — must have felt especially layered. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026 The snowpack acts as a natural water storage system for California, and ideally when the region’s climate shifts from cold to warm and dry, the snow gradually melts down from rivers and creeks to fill reservoirs over a period of months. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

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The higher detection frequency is a technical capability, not evidence that the system detects cracks five times earlier or more accurately.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The bigger concern is a shortcut that cracks an entire family of mathematical problems at once, and with it every system built on them.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

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Chain of thought reasoning breaks down processes into a logical sequence of steps, which can help AI models arrive at more accurate answers.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
This guide breaks down competitive races in Offices 64, 65, 87 and 131, highlighting candidate experience, priorities and Los Angeles County Bar Assn.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaks down

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Charles breaks up a fight between Russell Kind and Eli James and for the first time in history, Russell has a right to be angry.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
When the ice breaks up in spring, the water in a lake begins what is commonly called a turnover.

— Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

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