go under

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Recent Examples of go under Bag on the block The original Hermès Birkin bag will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Paris next month. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 9 June 2025 Though she's experimented with injections, Cho hasn't gone under the knife for any major enhancements. Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 June 2025 Whether or not Cousins goes under the knife, his injury stresses the Yankees’ need to acquire a reliever or two before the trade deadline. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025 That was despite sales being down by 8.8 percent and listings spending seven more days on the market compared to a year earlier before going under contract. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for go under
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
Verb
  • Alcantara threw six innings, allowing five runs (all earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out four.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 July 2025
  • The 39-year-old has a 2.33 ERA in 31 games, striking out 29 batters in 27 innings, and he’s owed the remainder of his $ 4.5 million salary before becoming a free agent in the offseason.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Essentially, the necessary nutrients wash out over time through the watering process.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
  • Roughly a third of applicants wash out before completing their training at the FAA Academy, according to Duffy.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The mad scramble for funding sources to plug the transit agencies’ $770 million budget hole foundered, as rank-and-file lawmakers, stakeholders and most importantly the public were given no time for due consideration and feedback.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
  • That distinction was not clear in previous versions of the legislation, which led to concern that schools would not be able to involve police in serious matters — and was a key reason legislation on ticketing foundered in previous legislative sessions.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Pritzker was highly annoyed, rightly so in our view, when Welch tanked the governor’s bill at the eleventh hour in January.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
  • Nicotine can tank your health in myriad ways, but one of them is preventing osteoblasts, or your bone-building cells, from doing their job.
    Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Injuries to All-Stars at inopportune times—such as the one that caused Caitlin Clark to miss her first chance to face Paige Bueckers—have diminished prime-time-window star power during the first half of the season and led to complaints over schedule congestion.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
  • Brand, Reputation And Crisis Dashboards Boards track financial, cyber and operational risk but often miss brand equity and corporate reputation.
    Toby Wong, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • When stress hit, the house of cards collapsed, and failures cascaded like dominoes, wiping out billions in customer funds.
    Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • That’s how a building managed to go without a critical earthquake retrofit for more than a century before its brick walls collapsed in 2003.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Pitt plays a driver looking to redeem a career that flamed out in a legendary crash.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
  • Liberatore didn’t find success until the last two months of the Cardinals’ infamous 2023 season, well after St. Louis had flamed out of playoff contention.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 19 May 2025

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