Trend & Data Verbs

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• soar
  to increase quickly and greatly
• plummet
  to decrease suddenly and dramatically
• surge
  to increase suddenly and powerfully
• dwindle
  to gradually become smaller or less
• plateau
  to stop increasing or decreasing and stay level
• stabilize
  to become steady and stop changing quickly
• fluctuate
  to change frequently, going up and down
• peak
  to reach the highest point
• bottom out
  to reach the lowest point before starting to improve
• rebound
  to increase again after a decrease
• level off
  to stop rising or falling and remain steady
• spike
  to increase suddenly for a short time
• climb
  to increase steadily
• decline
  to decrease gradually
• slump
  to decrease suddenly and significantly, often for money or sales
• rally
  to improve or increase after a period of weakness
• taper off
  to gradually decrease and come to an end
• skyrocket
  to increase extremely quickly and to a very high level
• crash
  to decrease suddenly and severely, especially prices or a market
• contract
  to become smaller in size or amount
• expand
  to become larger in size or amount
• hover around
  to stay at approximately a certain level
• overtake
  to become greater in amount than something else
• lag behind
  to develop or progress more slowly than something else
• converge
  to move toward becoming the same or meeting at a point
• diverge
  to develop in different directions