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fell apart

verb as in disintegrate

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The man, Joshua Kemp, told what police describe as “a bogus story that quickly fell apart.”

Days away from her dream being fulfilled, it all fell apart.

Aaron Sorkin is frustrated that his Steve Jobs biopic fell apart.

She brought him back to New York, but the relationship fell apart after four years.

I bought them myself,” he said, “because the ones they gave me fell apart after a few days.

It would not stand up, but fell apart like very stiff porridge.

She wrung her slender hands together, as if in pain, then they fell apart, and a stifled cry came from her lips.

This cell grew until it was too large and heavy to be supported by its structure, or lack of structure, and then it fell apart.

I thought,” he said, “I could pick up the pieces for you, in case you fell apart.

So one by one the weapons of offense and the weapons of defense fell apart.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fall apart, such as: break down, collapse, crumble, break, crack up, and go to pieces.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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