goes under

verb

present tense third-person singular of go under
as in strikes out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes under
  1. strikes out
  2. washes out
  3. fails
  4. tanks
  5. misses
  6. flames out
  7. collapses
  8. flunks
Verb
  • The ruling strikes out a significant piece of evidence for prosecutors as the case moves toward trial.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Why the quest will fall short And finally Shohei Ohtani hits three homers and strikes out 10 in Game 4 of the 2025 NLCS.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of strikes out
Verb
  • Nitrogen washes out of soil and must be reapplied every year.
    — Jayash Paudel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial light remains the single greatest obstacle to seeing the Perseids at their best, as light pollution washes out fainter meteors and dims the Milky Way overhead.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of washes out
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  • Overrun with puzzling plot points, several cameos and a bloated supporting cast, the series fails to stick the landing.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • However, net job creation fails to account for the need to replace retiring workers, Sigelman says.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of fails
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  • Rather than catching Max in the act that sent him to prison, Sam is Max's public defender who intentionally tanks the case.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
  • But the lesson from AOL-Time Warner holds that promised big synergies can sour into integration problems that drive up expenses instead, so that the combination of paying a huge price, and getting negative savings, tanks the stock.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Definition of tanks
Verb
  • But for the short-term, Maurice appears open to seeing how that line produces if Barkov misses time.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, my comparison of FEWOCiOUS to Peter Saul probably misses the point.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of misses
Verb
  • Nothing majorly dramatic happens, no one flames out in the kitchen, no dish is an absolute failure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
  • Wings that shot flames out of them.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Definition of flames out
Verb
  • Emmanuel Marre | Belgium | 155 min Cannes Best Screenplay winner A MAN OF HIS TIME stars ANATOMY OF A FALL’s Swann Arlaud as a Vichy civil servant whose faith in government collapses amid collaboration, bureaucracy, and moral surrender.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Single-pressing the button collapses the view to show only the arrow and distance to the next turn, while double-pressing the button expands the view to show a map with the full route across the bottom half of the display.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • During the January oral arguments, a majority sounded ready to rule that the law flunks the historical tradition test.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of flunks
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“Goes under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20under. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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