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Discover LudwigThe word "cave-in" is correct in written English
It is typically used to describe a collapse or failure, often in a physical or metaphorical sense. Example: "The heavy rain caused a cave-in on the road, making it impassable." Alternatives include "collapse" or "breakdown."
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cave-in
verb
Alternative spelling of cave in
Exact(3)
But it was not a total cave-in.
Witness President Bush's cave-in on prescription drugs.
Don't explode, but don't implode (cave-in) either.
Similar(56)
The judges cave in.
cave in?
A cave in the Hebrides.
Sadly, some doctors cave in.
They crackle before they cave in.
Do you cave in helplessly, like Gabita?
Sometimes students cave in to the pressure.
I cave in con amore.
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