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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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Journalists barely had time to file the story before it fell apart again.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The case, which was brought in October of last year, quickly fell apart, with all charges being dropped by April.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Stranger still, he knew the friends who had taken me in after everything fell apart — people who had become part of the story I told in the podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Following a referral to a neurologist, Jemma said "their world fell apart" when their son was diagnosed with this rare disease and they were told he was unlikely to live past the age of four.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

And in spite of everything we threw at him, Cap never fell apart, or ratted us out, or even got mad.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman