go under

verb

Definition of go undernext
as in to strike out

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Recent Examples of go under Nearly four months out from the start of Operation Epic Fury, the staggering scale of Iranian casualties often goes under the radar. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2026 The property went under contract just days after the video was posted in April 2026 and received three strong offers before ultimately selling above asking price in June. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 There were multiple offers and the property went under contract in about a month, a indicator that downtown apartment conversion projects in the last decade are attractive to investors who see occupancies remaining strong. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 Opponents will go under every screen against him unless that improves. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for go under
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
  1. strike out
  2. wash out
  3. founder
  4. tank
  5. miss
  6. collapse
  7. flame out
Verb
  • Detroit starter Troy Melton allowed an unearned run on four hits and a walk over six-plus innings, striking out five.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nola entered Saturday three shy of 2,000 and struck out three Blue Jays batters — Jesús Sánchez, Andrés Giménez and Valenzuela — to reach the achievement in just 1 2/3 innings.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of strike out
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  • Copper chloride breaks up quickly under high heat and washes out—bluish.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Its glare is expected to wash out many of the fainter meteors, the Farmers’ Almanac reports.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026
Definition of wash out
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  • Previous attempts to reach an agreement have foundered amid mutual suspicion and each side's insistence that the other must move first.
    — Nidal al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • Water rushed in through the openings, and the ship foundered so quickly that most of the 500 men onboard were lost.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Definition of founder
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  • Smoke from these blazes is also tanking air quality in parts of the Northwest.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Trade Desk — Shares tanked 27% after the digital advertising company Thursday posted second-quarter earnings and revenue that fell below expectations.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tank
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  • Perseus Rising in the northeast after dark, Perseus is not the easiest constellation to make sense of, but its rich star fields are hard to miss.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nelson, demoralized by the trade, missed nine games that season due to illness and resigned under pressure three months later in February 1995.
    — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of miss
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  • He’s really getting worked over until a collapsing building separates them.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Only a collapsing building, burned down by dragonfire, saves him, with Roxton on the other side of the collapse.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapse
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  • After Carlson officially flamed out, Brayden Narveson failed miserably.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cam Smith and Noah Igbinoghene should have both been reliable starting cornerbacks for the Miami Dolphins if their careers hadn’t flamed out in Miami.
    — Omar Kelly August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of flame out

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