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fell apart

VERB

disintegrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down collapse crumble

WEAK

break crack up go to pieces

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build

Example Sentences

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Stranger still, he knew the friends who had taken me in after everything fell apart — people who had become part of the story I told in the podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

At its heart, this is neither just a news story, nor just a major political scandal, but a saga of a relationship between a husband and wife that fell apart.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

After some strong-arming from the US, the proposal fell apart but now the debate has resurfaced.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But the official Chinese readout mentioned no such commitments — new phone, we’re sorry; Boeing who? — and even a minor trade deal to license U.S. meat imports, without guaranteeing them, immediately fell apart.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

But as soon as he elevated them, they fell apart yet again.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown