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Recent Examples of go under
Lines go under almost every word.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Some go under beds or are stacked in a corner, Gross said.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 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
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Some go under beds or are stacked in a corner, Gross said.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
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Greene struck out on a foul tip against Chicago’s Jordan Leasure in the eighth inning Sunday, bringing him to 179 this season – tied with Justin Upton’s 2016 as the third most in a season in Tigers history, and just four short of passing the franchise’s leader, Cecil Fielder.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And on Sunday, the feat got even more ridiculous, as Chapman struck out four batters in an inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, thanks to a wild pitch catcher Carlos Narváez couldn't corral.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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That means your weekend plans could be washed out.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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College football is littered with stories of five-star recruits who have washed out.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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In Tuesday's rankings, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression tanked IU's score largely because leadership cancelled a speaker in response to the anti-DEI movement and placed a sniper atop the student union during 2024's pro-Palestine encampment.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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If the labor market is tanking or inflation is sticky next year, that won’t matter politically as long as workers still feel good about the economy.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Of course, sadly missing from the grand reunion that was The Grand Finale was the late Maggie Smith, who played Robert’s mother, Violet.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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An older inmate with a history of hypertension and cognitive decline went unmonitored for months, missing standard screenings that could have caught deteriorating health.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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By this time, the Soviet Union had collapsed, leading Manuylov to start a business in the candy trade.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, the airport had a failsafe in the form of a ground material designed to collapse under the plane's weight and stop it in its tracks.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Her grand romance with Conrad flamed out last season.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Browns didn't select any receivers in the draft, and their only veteran free-agent signing — Diontae Johnson — flamed out and was released on cutdown day.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20under. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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