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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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That didn’t happen in this case, though, and the ash devil eventually just fell apart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Attempts to secure federal support ultimately fell apart amid disagreement over the terms of a potential rescue.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

That deal fell apart after OpenAI decided to scrap Sora.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"My world didn't wobble – it fell apart," Mel says.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Her heart of compressed ash, which had resisted the most telling blows of daily reality without strain, fell apart with the first waves of nostalgia.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez