as in to strike out
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Recent Examples of go under
Cessation is like going under general anesthesia, but without any drugs.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Miami, the city with the highest share of stale listings in the country, counted a total of 63.8 percent of homes that had stayed on the market without going under contract.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The $200 million budget for James Cameron’s 1997 retelling of the sinking of the RMS Titanic — the largest ever for a movie at the time — led skeptics to believe the film, like its subject, would go under.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Cena also goes under the hood with country singer Jelly Roll in Nashville, and while a passenger in Jelly’s RAM 1500 Laramie learns about his journey from being a convict to fatherhood and stardom.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Miami, the city with the highest share of stale listings in the country, counted a total of 63.8 percent of homes that had stayed on the market without going under contract.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The $200 million budget for James Cameron’s 1997 retelling of the sinking of the RMS Titanic — the largest ever for a movie at the time — led skeptics to believe the film, like its subject, would go under.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Cena also goes under the hood with country singer Jelly Roll in Nashville, and while a passenger in Jelly’s RAM 1500 Laramie learns about his journey from being a convict to fatherhood and stardom.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
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Diaz, who was the Seattle Mariners’ closer at the time, struck out looking in that at-bat in Atlanta, giving Minter his first major-league K.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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His allegations of mobile phone hacking have been struck out by the court so will not be part of the trial.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Part of the seawall by the pier was washed out, as was a section of the road on the east tip of the island, Cozzie said.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
24 Jan. 2025
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The businesses reported having $38 million in damages, which does not include additional damages for roads and small bridges that were washed out in various towns.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Pentagon’s flagship effort to combat extremism had essentially foundered on the rocks.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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The company’s controlling Murdoch family is at odds about how Fox and sister News Corp. will be governed should founder Rupert Murdoch, 93, die.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
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But from a more big picture standpoint, the Jazz may have just created a blueprint for tanking teams to rebuild smartly.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the question of what Trump’s new tens of billions of dollars on paper end up amounting to in the real world, because most of the total token supply hasn’t actually been issued, and because any attempt to start cashing out would no doubt tank the price.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Marina Watts,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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However, Rodgers, 41, missed all but four plays of the 2023 season after tearing his Achilles in the season opener against the Bills that year.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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But this longtime automotive goal remains unrealized: Startup Lordstown Motors attempted it with its four-motor Endurance pickup truck, before that start-up flamed out in a flurry of lawsuits, SEC charges, and fraud accusations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yes, shares flamed out in December—but that mostly appears to be PG getting caught up in a sharp, broad downturn across several defensive sectors.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20under. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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