going under

verb

present participle of go under
as in striking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for going under
  1. striking out
  2. washing out
  3. flaming out
Verb
  • He was picked for the All-Star team and faced one batter, striking out Carl Yastrzemski for the final out in the NL's 1-0 win at Houston's Astrodome.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Misiorowski gave up just two hits and one walk, while striking out two.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of striking out
Verb
  • What concealer lips and anti-blush actually look like Concealer lips is the technique of washing out your natural lip color for a pale, neutral mouth.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Late Sunday, 15 waterways across northern Arizona and southwestern Colorado either reached or were forecast to reach major flood stage, triggering evacuations and washing out roads.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of washing out
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  • The team ended up flaming out in the first round of the Copa América, and panic ensued.
    — Leander Schaerlaeckens, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • Despite missing the playoffs with a 42-40 record and flaming out of the Play-In Tournament against the Golden State Warriors, the Clippers did not have their own first-round pick, part of the cost for the 2019 swap of 2018 lottery pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 2019 MVP finalist Paul George.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of flaming out
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“Going under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20under. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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