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done in

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verb

past participle of do in
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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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Recent Examples of done in
Verb
While the Crusaders were sloppy and done in by penalties, Lincoln-Way East played a mostly clean game. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 However, the review clock can be stopped, which has been done in the past. Emily Chang, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Dermal piercings are anchored below the skin and should be covered for a couple of days after being done in order to heal, according to WebMD. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The majority of the work will be done in Stratford, Connecticut, and West Palm Beach, Florida, though 2% of the work will be performed in Fort Worth. Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026 This delicious dip is done in under an hour and is filling enough for a party of up to 10. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Those rooms are done in calm, restorative colors and have contemporary variations on mid-century modern furnishings. Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The latter was done in collaboration with Cubist painter Amédée Ozenfant, with whom the architect, along with poet Paul Dermée, founded the avant-garde magazine L’Esprit Nouveau. Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2026 The original Netflix five-year deal for Seinfeld, done in a frothy streaming rights market, was estimated to be in the $500 million range. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done in
Adjective
  • Feeling mentally drained or physically exhausted is something everyone experiences from time to time.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Glutathione was offered to firefighters during recent blazes that destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Spokane, Washington.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • If satellites supporting communications or ISR were damaged or destroyed, a faster and less expensive launch system could theoretically allow replacement spacecraft to be deployed more quickly.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Shakur was killed to avenge the rapper's entourage attacking Davis' nephew, Anderson, a few hours earlier at the MGM Grand after a boxing match involving Mike Tyson.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Forty of those have been delivered, Skibitskiy said, and two are suspected to have been used in Radushne, in the Dnipro Region, on 30 July in an attack that killed at least four children from the same family.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If the appeals court agrees, Patterson would only be the second woman to receive a full life sentence in Australia, after Katherine Knight, who murdered her de facto husband and cooked parts of his body.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On August 4, 1892, Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother, Andrew and Abby Borden, were murdered in the family’s home in Fall River, Massachusetts.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cobalt blue is back in electric form, worn in monochromatic looks or styled with neutrals; Givenchy paired it with navy and Jil Sander with gray.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The former model has worn the red Dior skirt with a matching jacket for other photo-ops, including an appearance at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Palacios could have had a lot of feelings over how that played out.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This inhibiting factor has played out so far this hurricane season, with the Atlantic going quiet for weeks on end.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Its status as a historic landmark saved it from being demolished like all its sister theaters, but Santana Row owner Federal Realty controls its fate.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, some buildings were demolished to control the fires.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Done in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20in. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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