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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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Manchester City's world fell apart in the space of 24 hours as they surrendered the Premier League title - following on from the bombshell news of manager Pep Guardiola's impending departure.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Journal viewed that email and others that Moffitt, Bergh and Wilson exchanged over the span of five days as the deal started to come together and then fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

D’Amaro signaled that Disney remained open to “potential commercial opportunities with OpenAI and others” after its previously announced partnership with the ChatGPT maker fell apart.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

I explained that it was entirely my fault the rehearsals fell apart, because halfway through I had decided to become a novelist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan