go under

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Recent Examples of go under Freddie Freeman moved to his left, but the ball went under his reach and into right field for a double. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2025 But Polo went under a short time later, and Del Rio called for help around 6:30 p.m. local time. Abigail Adams, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The 348-foot long vessel Amadea that belonged to the billionaire Suleiman Kerimov will go under the hammer in September. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025 Klobuchar also warned that local public radio stations in Minnesota would go under if the GOP passes its rescissions package clawing back funds from public media. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for go under
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
Verb
  • Now, one of the family’s foremost talents has struck out on her own, pioneering a new roster of wines that reflect her own passions and interests.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And his final pitch was a wicked 12-6 curve to strike out Yankees hitter Alex Verdugo to close out the Series.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In my limited time with the device, the screen was easy to see indoors, but it got washed out in direct sunlight.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But this will result in the bright yellow leaves being over exposed and washed out.
    Mike De Sisti, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s named after Crete, Nebraska, a city where founders Frank Zhang and Jake Sloane started a veterinary business.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
  • His attempt to eliminate early voting sites on majority-minority college campuses during the 2024 election season foundered.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Cadillac sales are tanking in China, as are those of basically every non-Chinese automaker.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Unpaid taxes can tank deals instantly.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For reference, in Europe’s top five leagues last season, 514 penalties were taken and 94 saved (with another 14 missed), putting the general save rate at around 18 per cent.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Its 2021 return to profitability was short-lived, with pre-tax profits plummeting from $29 million in 2022 to $10 million in 2023, a year when global revenue growth was flat and the company missed internal forecasts.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The marathon meeting evoked memories of a past era of contentious county budgets in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when collapsed real estate values caused a severe revenue crunch for Miami-Dade.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But there have still been high-profile rail bridge collapses like the one in Montana two years ago that sent a train hauling petroleum products into the Yellowstone River, sending tar balls downstream that had to be cleaned up.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Contestants who lean too hard into clout often flame out.
    Amanda Marcovitch, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The left side of their line is a huge question mark between tackle and guard, where Kingsley Suamataia might settle after flaming out at tackle.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

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