GONE UNDER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

gone under

verb

past participle of go under

as in struck out

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Kerkering struck out the next batter, then was one pitch from escaping the inning with the score still tied.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Seager finished 2-for-3 with a double, scored one run, and struck out.

— Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of struck out

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Residents in metro Atlanta and across North Georgia are picking up the pieces following an intense overnight thunderstorm that brought severe flash flooding, washed out roadways, and left thousands without power.

— Rashad Williams, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of washed out

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By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
The country’s power grid collapsed three times this month, while water service, food production, transportation, garbage collection and medical services have been severely disrupted.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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The Orioles flunked their 3rd rounder a few years ago and gave that money to their 17th rounder, Carter Young.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 17 July 2026
John has just flunked the bar for the second time, and his job at the DA’s office — which has a three-strike policy — is in peril.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of flunked

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Shareholders are upset with massive losses and strategic bets that dramatically flamed out.

— Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026
While many of those early Internet high-flyers flamed out, the ones that survived — think Amazon and Google — eventually became profitable businesses or even household names.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of flamed out

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Israel even went after Tehran’s own leaders – killing former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – in the hope of triggering regime change, which has so far failed.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Brookfield was able to acquire a different version of the business from the one that had failed.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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