1
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
a business venture that was done in by poor planning
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2
as in killed
to deprive of life
the early frost did in all of our tender plants
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
somebody did the old man in late last night
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day of hard work really did me in
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as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
too savvy an investor to be done in by preposterous claims of astronomical returns
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Recent Examples of did in
While teams like the Spurs and Thunder are assembled to contend for years to come, the league's most recent collective bargaining agreement introduced a second-apron luxury tax that prevents teams from stockpiling talent the way the Heat and Warriors did in the 2010s.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But unlike its 1,139 hp Valkyrie stablemate—street-legal, yet all motorsport manners—this carbon-fiber chameleon is an undeniable track star that also offers revelatory driving refinement on the road, setting a standard much the way Aston’s iconic DB5 once did in its own era.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
But with its season on the line, that is exactly what Georgia did in order to knock out Texas with a 2-0 win.
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Hunter Delauder,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
In recent years, no player has put two-time Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain to the sword as ruthlessly and brilliantly as Palmer did in last summer’s 3-0 win in the Club World Cup final.
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Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
There is a reason no states have adopted a practice act like AB 1796 envisions since Nevada and Louisiana did in the 1990s.
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Doug McCauley,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Colorado shot the puck more than Vegas did in this series.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Acqua di Parma’s activation in Paraggi aims to follow into the footsteps of the successful seasonal retail test that the brand first did in Saint-Tropez in 2024 and is confirming this year for its third iteration.
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Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
No Orlando area team has won a semifinal since Harmony did in 2017.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But unlike its 1,139 hp Valkyrie stablemate—street-legal, yet all motorsport manners—this carbon-fiber chameleon is an undeniable track star that also offers revelatory driving refinement on the road, setting a standard much the way Aston’s iconic DB5 once did in its own era.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
But with its season on the line, that is exactly what Georgia did in order to knock out Texas with a 2-0 win.
—
Hunter Delauder,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
In recent years, no player has put two-time Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain to the sword as ruthlessly and brilliantly as Palmer did in last summer’s 3-0 win in the Club World Cup final.
—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
There is a reason no states have adopted a practice act like AB 1796 envisions since Nevada and Louisiana did in the 1990s.
—
Doug McCauley,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Colorado shot the puck more than Vegas did in this series.
—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Acqua di Parma’s activation in Paraggi aims to follow into the footsteps of the successful seasonal retail test that the brand first did in Saint-Tropez in 2024 and is confirming this year for its third iteration.
—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
No Orlando area team has won a semifinal since Harmony did in 2017.
—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for did in
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The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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Six people were on board the plane, including one person who was killed in the incident, police said.
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.
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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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Last year, on September 10th, Kirk was assassinated in the midst of a debate, in front of some three thousand people at Utah Valley University.
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The Nike Air Max Joga Bonito R9 mashes up the boot Ronaldo wore for the 1998 World Cup with the Air Max 95.
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Witherspoon wore a hot pink plunging Prada gown to the occasion—perfectly on brand for Elle.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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Looking the other way A 2020 study of 840 undergraduate college students found that 32% of them had cheated in some way on an exam.
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Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
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In practice, organic liquids like crude oil ruined everything.
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Effaced, our villages, carried off by endless war.
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One woman who seemingly had both legs wrapped up was carried off a vessel by several officers, the post shows.
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Thirty years after she was murdered, Aimee Willard is still honoring her legacy with a garden of sunflowers in Delaware County.
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Later on, Jaehaerys II is murdered in the episode’s climax.
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