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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters
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Recent Examples of go out
If the water reaches 1 inch below the dam's top, an evacuation order will go out for the area.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Payments will be issued after a form is approved and will go out by September, according to the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
If your power goes out, a generator may prolong your services if your Cox service location still has power.
—Cox Communications, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Mets did not heed his advice, going out and losing 10-3 to the Chicago Cubs.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Payments will be issued after a form is approved and will go out by September, according to the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
If your power goes out, a generator may prolong your services if your Cox service location still has power.
—Cox Communications, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Mets did not heed his advice, going out and losing 10-3 to the Chicago Cubs.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go out
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Demolition and recovery operations will resume Sunday morning at the site of the parking garage that partially collapsed this week in Grays Ferry.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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As bat populations have collapsed, farmers have turned to more expensive and less effective alternatives like pesticides.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Remove pan from heat and mix 1 tsp.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Consumer response has been mixed, but Apple continues to sell boatloads of iPhones, and users are getting plenty of AI options on those devices —just from other companies.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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As propaganda goes, the patriotic programming was benign.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Murakami connected for a two-run home run to right, which went 425 feet, in the fifth inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The prospect of empty seats would alarm the television networks and sponsors who have paid top dollar to be associated with the tournament.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, a recent Anthropic study found AI is already theoretically capable of performing a majority of the tasks associated with roles in engineering, law, business, finance, and management.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Fashionable guests of all ages mingle and mix in common areas, conversing about everything from stocks to cocktails.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Reemerging at a time when indie-rock and alt-country are mingling to substantial success and when slick, young Americana stars fill stadiums, top mainstream charts, and release data-dumps worth of material, Souled American sounds defiantly anachronistic.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Go out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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