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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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"This fear became reality on the evening of 11 May and the world of myself, and Ayrton's 10-year-old brother, then fell apart."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Lululemon’s board was narrowing in on a resolution of its long-running spat with company founder Chip Wilson last week—according to emails—before things 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

If, by fell apart, you meant crumbled into oblivion.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway