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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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
Copper chloride breaks up quickly under high heat and washes out—bluish.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of washes out

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The company never fails to emphasize that its frequent interventions are designed to provide a more accurate picture of media consumption—which, as everyone at least seems to agree, is what it’s accomplished with its out-of-home measurement.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Why Resistance Deserves More Attention A focus on resistance is important because resistance is often where change fails operationally.

— John Radman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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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But that misses the delight Arzner took in her stars and in the backlot drama of the studios.

— Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Big misses in the recent Michigan and Wisconsin Democratic primaries left some proclaiming (again) that no one should trust the polls.

— Henry Olsen, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of misses

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