deflate
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Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sinking an early birdie on the fifth got the crowd going but starting the back half with bogeys on 10 and 12 threatened to deflate the mood.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
It would deflate the exercise without a vote, an act of omission rather than a fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
As the capsule splashes down, the parachutes will instantaneously deflate when the risers are severed ... and we'll see the parachutes fall into the ocean.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
The galaxies would tug on one another, eventually pulling the fabric of space-time together; the balloon would begin to deflate.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
If the AI bubble ever deflates, these energy companies with no revenue have the farthest to fall and little in the way of a cushion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
It deconstructs the artifice of a rock show, making The 1975 seem more human - but equally, it deflates the excitement of watching a band in full flow.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
But I think that greatly deflates the more potent message that Jonze was trying to deliver.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
Domingo didn’t plan how to act that scene, but running smack into the harsh reality of the system, the actor visibly deflates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
I exhale and the walls contract like a pinpricked balloon, crushing me as it deflates.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the skin has collapsed into your palm like a deflated balloon, you lift the box grater and discover an almost implausible amount of ruby pulp underneath it.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The subsequent years were some of the worst in market history after the tech bubble deflated.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Hilton responded with a quip that quickly deflated the attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
I follow Nora up the road, leaving Garrett visibly deflated.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
The boat was poor quality, overcrowded and "appeared to be deflating upon interception", the prosecutor added.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
There’s no sign of the AI bubble deflating yet and far from exhibiting signs of fatigue, the capital investment cycle continues its boom.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
She takes in more of his deflating stalling before saying to him, in English, “Dr. Kim, I love you.”
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
With the team exuding the type of joy that often characterizes Doncic’s game, James believes the Lakers can maintain their momentum despite Doncic’s uncertain status and a deflating loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Octavia’s light evergreen skin, which now hangs too loosely, as if her body were a slowly deflating balloon.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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