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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
Certainly, the in-person early voting far exceeded what has been done in the past midterm election years. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026 Tech giants are betting that AI agents will play a key role in how people get things done in the future – from shopping for groceries to returning packages and planning vacations. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026 The walls and his-and-her closets are painted in Farrow & Ball’s Pink Ground and Eating Room Red, with Roman shades done in a Lucrezia fabric by Fortuny. — Sallie Lewis, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026 That is not how business is typically done in the NFL and definitely not with a franchise-type of quarterback. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Geoff Curtiss, the late Myrtle Smith, along with Metro IAF organizers Joe Morris and Stephen Roberson — patiently documented the damage done in Jersey City. — Michael Gecan, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026 Election Day registration can only be done in-person; not by mail, or online. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Matrices—little spreadsheets of numbers—can undergo operations such as flips and transpositions, which must be done in a certain order to get the correct result. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026 The company trains its own model to compare human writing and AI writing on a similar topic done in a similar style. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done in
Adjective
  • Next, let the butter melt and place the hot, drained ears of corn in the stockpot.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Feeling mentally drained or physically exhausted is something everyone experiences from time to time.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In Bulgaria, authorities found and destroyed a Russian Gerbera-2 drone, which was not carrying explosives, in the waters of the country’s northern Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • He was born in 1941 in the village of al-Birwa, which was destroyed by Israeli forces in 1948.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Brendt Volarvich shot and killed Stevens in November 2005 after the officer pulled him over in rural Yolo County.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In addition to those killed, Zelenskyy said 30 more people could still be buried in the rubble.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Detectives from the start suspected Panetti had been murdered.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It was consecrated by James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, young Black and Jewish men murdered together in 1964 for their work to register Black voters.
    — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Wide enough that The Guardian’s October 2026 coverage makes the gap a central critique, examining the contrast between fashionable gardening outfits and the actual practical clothing worn by people who regularly work outdoors.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As well as designing his own makeup, Stone also created the grisly post-op prosthetics worn by the other models.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • But the idea that girls are being cheated is personal for some athletes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • What stings more is how this year played out—and how stubbornly high home prices are.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Between their coordinating looks and unabashed PDA, the pair were as much a spectacle as the triumphant basketball games that played out during the Knicks’s historic run.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • His personal bodyguard dozed in the courtroom’s family and friends section as an assistant scrolled through her phone and his father demolished a Snickers.
    — Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Before it was demolished in the early 1800s, his crumbling mansion was said to be haunted by ghosts and strange occurrences.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Done in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20in. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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