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oil prices have tumbled around vs oil prices have tumbled

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The phrase 'oil prices have tumbled around' implies that the prices have decreased by a significant amount, while 'oil prices have tumbled' simply states that the prices have fallen. The addition of 'around' in the first phrase emphasizes the extent of the decrease.

Last updated: March 20, 2024

oil prices have tumbled around

This phrase is correct and commonly used to emphasize a significant decrease in oil prices.

This phrase is used to indicate a substantial drop in oil prices. The word 'around' adds emphasis to the extent of the decrease.
  • 1 day ago ... Crude oil prices have tumbled around 7 percent so far this week as top producers show no sign of cutting production. The chairman of Saudi ...
  • 1 day ago ... Crude oil prices have tumbled around 7 percent so far this week as top producers show no sign of cutting production. The chairman of Saudi ...
  • 1 day ago ... Crude oil prices have tumbled around 7 percent so far this week as top producers show no sign of cutting production. The chairman of Saudi ...
  • Crude oil prices have tumbled around 7 percent so far this week as top producers show no sign of cutting production. ReutersJan 25, 2016. LG said, noting it will ...

Alternatives:

  • oil prices have tumbled significantly
  • oil prices have plummeted
  • oil prices have dropped sharply
  • oil prices have fallen dramatically
  • oil prices have decreased significantly

oil prices have tumbled

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a decrease in oil prices.

This phrase is a straightforward way to convey that oil prices have fallen. It does not emphasize the extent of the decrease like the first phrase.
  • 20 hours ago ... Oil prices have tumbled an additional 42%. (Source: “Boone Pickens to Cramer: Oil is close to bottoming,” CNBC, January 6, 2016.) That hasn't ...
  • Dec 7, 2015 ... Good news drivers: oil prices have tumbled to the cheapest levels since the Great Recession. Oil tumbled another 6% on Monday to as low as ...
  • Dec 8, 2015 ... Oil prices have tumbled since highs of around $115 a barrel in June 2014 and continue to remain low despite rig counts falling back in the U.S. ...
  • Jan 17, 2016 ... Crude oil prices have tumbled by 70 percent since mid-2014, dropping this year below $30 a barrel, a price unimaginable as recently as 18 ...

Alternatives:

  • oil prices have fallen
  • oil prices have dropped
  • oil prices have declined
  • oil prices have decreased
  • oil prices have gone down

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