Fall apart
Fall apart verb - Go to pieces.
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Synonyms for Fall apart
Rot and fall apart are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rot" instead a verb "Fall apart".
Rot
Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.
Fall apart and rot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall apart" instead a verb "Rot".
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Both terms in one sentence
- Luckily, they rot and fall apart within a week.
Source: Literature / Rot & Ruin -
Deathby Sex: Not so much "death", but Sam's human form only starts to gruesomely rot and fall apart whilst in the process of having sex with his estranged wife.
Source: Film / Xtro - His parents, poor farmers barely able to make ends meet, scratched and saved for an entire year to get him the rocking horse... only to see it fall apart from dry rot the first time the boy tried to ride it.
Source: Wanting Is Better Than Having
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