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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
  • The fire started in the 2300 block of Pickett Road and destroyed five structures, according to Cal Fire.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Almost 50 homes and other structures have been destroyed so far; there have been several injuries, and one of Tibbetts’s neighbors lost 20 German shepherds.
    Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rob and Michelle Reiner were killed on December 14, 2025, and Nick is charged with two counts of murder.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Son of a partisan fighter The son of a World War Two partisan fighter killed in 1945, Mladic was an officer in the old communist Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when Yugoslavia's disintegration began in 1991.
    Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • London, who was married to hip hop legend Nipsey Hussle, would come together with Snoop again to honor Nipsey after he was murdered in 2019.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Is the tiara worn by Wonder Woman inspired by that of Grand Duchess Charlotte?
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The backpack should sit at waist level, fit snugly against the back, and be worn with both padded shoulder straps, not over one shoulder.
    Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 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
  • In more fire-prone California, much of this drama played out decades ago.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • As the legal cases have played out, prediction sites have exploded in popularity this year.
    Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, as cars replaced horses, streets had to be widened, and several of the city’s many inconvenient hills were flattened—some houses were demolished, but plenty were simply rolled out of the way.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • His Administration demolished the White House’s East Wing to make way for a ballroom costing hundreds of millions of dollars—a project facing its own legal challenges.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Done in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20in. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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