Collapsing
Failing and collapsing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failing" instead the word "Collapsing" as an adjective or an adverb.
Failing
Failing noun - A defect in character.
Collapsing and failing are semantically related. You can use "Collapsing" instead the word "Failing" as an adjective or an adverb.
Both words in one sentence
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He then dropped the upper block on the bottom, to simulate the building failing in the impact zone due to fire and impact, and the top portion falling on the lower, collapsing it.
Source: Square/Cube Law - Remember the New Guy: When we first meet Freddy, Mary says that she can remember him as a victim of one of the Arson Fiend's fires; Freddy himself blames Captain Marvel for either causing or failing to stop the building from collapsing on him, confining him to a wheelchair.
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It allows any character who has it to avoid death if it happens "offscreen" (falling off a cliff, failing to escape the collapsing building, etc.) by spending half of their fate points and citing some explanation (including bizarre and improbable coincidences) of how they survived.
Source: No-One Could Survive That
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