go under
verb
went under; gone under; going under; goes under
: to be overwhelmed, destroyed, or defeated : fail
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Many of the homes on the market have been sitting idle for extended periods before going under contract, remaining for a median of 18 days in March—a significant increase from the rapid sales during the pandemic boom.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The long-running medical drama, which has already been renewed for Season 22, had been a pressure cooker ever since Dylan went under the knife to treat the cavernous angioma that threatened to shorten her life.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Investment bank Bear Stearns went under in mid-March setting off a panic.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Skye went under the knife in late 2023, getting liposuction and a tummy tuck by a doctor in Mexico.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The long-running medical drama, which has already been renewed for Season 22, had been a pressure cooker ever since Dylan went under the knife to treat the cavernous angioma that threatened to shorten her life.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Investment bank Bear Stearns went under in mid-March setting off a panic.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Skye went under the knife in late 2023, getting liposuction and a tummy tuck by a doctor in Mexico.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for go under
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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20under. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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