The industry has seen many booms and busts in the past.
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Busts
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Synonyms for "busts" (471 found)
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burstbreakfloptearabaseabasementadoapprehendapprehensionarcharrestarrestationarrestmentbacchanalbacchanaliabacchanalianbackfirebad timesbagbang
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bankruptbankruptcybarrowbatbe ruinedbecome insolventbenderbingeblastblowblow outblow upbombboobboobsboobyboombootboozebosombottoming outbouncebouncing checkboundary stoneboutboxbranniganbrassbreachbreak inbreak to harnessbreastbreastsbrisketbumbumpbusiness cyclebusiness fluctuationsbustlecairncancapturecarousalcarousecarvingcashiercasting downcelebrationcenotaphcheckchestchipchopclamorclapclashcloutcollapsecollarcolumncompotation
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Adjective(1 words)
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cooling offcrackcrashcrisiscromlechcropcrosscrumpcuffcupcyclolithdebasedebasementdebauchdeconsecratedefrockdegradationdegradedegradingdement
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demeritdemotedemotiondeplumedeplumingdeposedepressiondeprivedetaindethronedetonatedisbardischargediscrowndisemploydisenthronedisgradedisgradingdismissdisplacedisplumedisplumingdolldollydolmendomesticatedowngradedowngradingdownturndrinking boutdrum outdrumheaddrunkdrunken carousalduddugdull thuddummyeconomic cycleeconomic expansioneconomic growtheconomic stagnationescapadeevil dayexcommunicateexfoliateexpanding economyexpansionexpelexplodefailfailurefantoccinifemale chestfigurefigureheadfigurinefirefissurefizzleflapflat failureflingfloperooflunkflunk outflurryfoldfold upfootstonefracturefrostfulminatefurloughfurorefussgentlegingerbread mangive the axgive the gatego bankruptgo into receivershipgo offgo to potgo to ruingo to the dogsgo undergo upgravegravestonegrowthguzzlehard timeshasslehaymakerheadstoneheavy weatherhigh growth ratehoarstonehousebreakhubbubhumblehumblinghurly-burlyimpoverishinscriptioninsolvencyinsufficient fundsjag
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mamamamelonmamelonationmammary glandmammillamammillationman of strawmanikinmannequinmarionettemarkermarket expansionmausoleummegalithmementomemorialmemorial archmemorial columnmemorial statuememorial stonemenhirmodelmonolithmonumentmoundnabnecrologynenesnettingnicknippleobeliskobituaryorgyoustoverdraftoverdrawn accountoverthrowpappapillapartypastepauperpauperizepeakpeakingpensionpension offpickpick uppigeon breastpillarpinchplaqueploypluckpokeportrait bustpotationpotherprizeprosperitypub-crawlpullpull inpunchpuppetpurgepyramidraidrainy dayrandanrandyrapread out ofreceivershiprecessionrecoveryreducereductionreleasereliquaryremembranceremoveremove from officereplacereportrepresentationretirerevelribbonrostral columnruinrun inrupturesacksad timesscalescarecrowsculpturescuttleseizeseizureseparate forciblyset offshaftshootshrineshut downsinkslamslapslatslowdownslumpsmacksnapsnowmansoaksocietysocksousespanksplatsplitspreestatuarystatuestatuettestelastonestone brokestormy weatherstripstrip of officestrip of rankstripping of rankstupasuperannuatesurplussuspendswapsymposiumtablettametapteattestimonialthoraxthwacktimetittitstittiestittyto-dotombtombstonetoottopetotal losstouch offtrophytumultturkeyturmoilturn offturn outudderunchurchuncrownunfrockunsaddleunseatunthroneuproarupturnwash outwashoutwassailwax figurewaxworkwhackwhamwhapwhirlwhirlpoolwhirlwindwhompwhopwingdingwood carving
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The police have made hundreds of drug busts across the country.
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That company union busts.
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