GOES UNDER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

goes under

verb

present tense third-person singular of go under

as in strikes out

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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
Perfect Tom strikes out once again, not on the look but on the flavors.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of strikes out

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Fertilizer Because of the frequent watering, which washes out nutrients, potted peppers need more fertilizer than garden plants.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
If the caffeine has already moved further along, doctors may use a laxative or a gastric lavage, which washes out the stomach through a tube.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

Definition of washes out

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Witchel, who built physics simulations to predict athletic injury before pivoting to cognitive care, argues that statistical AI fails at the individual level.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
In turn, there is a perception that the endeavor is one big cash grab, one that is not worth the risk of embarrassment if the film fails critically and/or commercially.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 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

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The balls are coated in panko breadcrumbs, then fried until the golden shell just holds together, and collapses with the first bite.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Bishan Singh refuses to cross the border, lets out a cry, and collapses on the strip of land belonging to neither country.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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