1
as in destroys
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 kills
to deprive of life
the early frost did in all of our tender plants
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3
as in assassinates
to put to death deliberately
somebody did the old man in late last night
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4
as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day of hard work really did me in
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as in squeezes
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 does in
But getting the shoes, walking around in my spare time in New York in heels, which Carolyn does in the show and Sarah Pidgeon does not.
—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Consider this your guide to eating like Colagreco does in the French (and Italian) Riviera.
—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
And that’s exactly what Kay does in a new promotional campaign for YES Network that debuted on Friday, preceding the channel’s first broadcast of the Yankees’ 2026 season.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Anthropic is supposed to be able to obviate what Workday does in human resources and finance.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Deep reserve Pat Spencer checked in to start the fourth quarter, playing the minutes Curry usually does in that spot.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
Obviously, this one does in many ways.
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Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Several of these indicators hint that we are headed in that direction, and the momentum is strong regardless of what the Fed does in September.
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Alice Liu,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
But whatever Australia does in response is likely nowhere near enough to pressure Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict, which his security cabinet agreed to extend Thursday with the occupation of Gaza City.
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Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Consider this your guide to eating like Colagreco does in the French (and Italian) Riviera.
—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
And that’s exactly what Kay does in a new promotional campaign for YES Network that debuted on Friday, preceding the channel’s first broadcast of the Yankees’ 2026 season.
—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Anthropic is supposed to be able to obviate what Workday does in human resources and finance.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Deep reserve Pat Spencer checked in to start the fourth quarter, playing the minutes Curry usually does in that spot.
—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
Obviously, this one does in many ways.
—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Several of these indicators hint that we are headed in that direction, and the momentum is strong regardless of what the Fed does in September.
—
Alice Liu,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
But whatever Australia does in response is likely nowhere near enough to pressure Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict, which his security cabinet agreed to extend Thursday with the occupation of Gaza City.
—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for does in
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An agent that cannot reliably query real-time pricing and inventory, or that cannot preserve brand logic through a checkout flow, destroys the value that luxury merchants have spent decades building.
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April freeze destroys crops Early on the morning of April 21, temperatures in Maryland dropped into the low 20s after weeks of unseasonably warm weather.
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Prosecutors argued that Song planned an ambush with the intent to kills officers, while the defense argued that Song fired into the ground after seeing Gross point his gun at a protester and that the shot that hit the officer might have been a ricochet.
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Fragile Lebanon ceasefire faces new strain as Israeli gunfire kills two, threatening a broader truce.
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That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.
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Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.
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Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.
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Non-inverter ACs feature simpler parts that are cheaper and easier to fix, but the stop-start cycle wears the mechanical parts out faster, so these air conditioners are more prone to frequent repairs and tend to have a shorter lifespan.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
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Nothing ruins the start of a weekend away faster than wrestling with an overstuffed bag.
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Again, don't wring the suit, which ruins the shape.
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Kerry Washington completely dismissing Seth Meyers’s home life absolutely slays.
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With the Land Rover Terrain Response System offering modes comprising Eco, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud & Ruts, Sand, Rock Crawl, and Wade, the tech takes the geographic and meteorological elements and slays them with a flick of a control.
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Kingpin’s enforcer Buck Cashman (Arty Froushan) shockingly murders Deputy Mayor Daniel Blake (Michael Gandolfini) in a showdown of Fisk’s two right-hand men.
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Geillis, on her quest to install Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne, murders her husband as a blood sacrifice and walks through the stones.
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