GONE UNDER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

gone under

verb

past participle of go under

as in struck out

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With the crowd on its feet still hoping for a comeback, pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets struck out to end it and the Brewers had a muted celebration on the field.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Sox hitters struck out 19 times — a major-league record for a nine-inning postseason game — including three apiece by Munetaka Murakami, Colson Montgomery and Tristan Peters.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of struck out

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People walk on a road Friday washed out by the floods in Nuwakot, Nepal.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
But poor market breadth could also mean the stock market is becoming washed out, paving the way for a rally heading into the end of the year — especially if earnings come in stronger than expected.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of washed out

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Messi collapsed to the turf as his teammates, delirious, ran to hug him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid scandals, died Monday.

— Melissa Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapsed

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Vrabel said defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who didn't practice last week and missed the game, would do some things on Wednesday.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
McLaurin missed the Week 4 game, when the Commanders were forced to go with a third-string quarterback, but with Daniels on the mend, this should be a bounce-back spot for the team in Week 5.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of missed

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The album folded electronic textures, orchestral flourishes, studio experimentation and huge melodies into songs that wrestled with politics, mortality, love, fear and the strange business of being alive.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
The Samsung partnership then represents a new revenue stream for ARS artists, particularly at a time when art publications have reduced their print schedules or folded completely.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of folded

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Incredibly, as much as people believe football gets players in the best shape of their life, Fine once flunked his conditioning test for lacrosse after playing football.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The Orioles flunked their 3rd rounder a few years ago and gave that money to their 17th rounder, Carter Young.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of flunked

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But this bill has failed in both 2025 and 2026 to pass in Congress.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The drone bill has a detailed history as it was passed by the Senate in 2024 but failed on the final night of the legislative session when the state House of Representatives never voted on the measure as time expired.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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