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View definitions for tanked

tanked

adjective as in high

adjective as in loaded

adjective as in wrecked

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The next season, he agreed to the Rockets’ request that he not play, that he sit out and become a glorified assistant coach while the team tanked.

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The pandemic's lockdowns tanked bar sales, and inflation has made many would-be bourbon drinkers choose less expensive options - or forgo drinking all together.

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But after Covid tanked the economy and political crackdowns left little room to breathe, he decided to leave.

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Last year, theater owners and industry professionals wrung their hands as Memorial Day box office performance tanked.

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Since January, Trump's approval rating has tanked, with The New York Times' average of polls, including Emerson College and AP-NORC, recording a 45% approval and 51% disapproval as of May 16.

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

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