gone under

verb

past participle of go under
as in struck out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone under
  1. struck out
  2. washed out
  3. collapsed
  4. missed
  5. folded
  6. flunked
  7. flamed out
  8. failed
Verb
  • Eli Zabar, the surviving brother and youngest of the three, struck out on his own on the other side of town, opening several gourmet food markets and bakeries on the Upper East Side.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Noah Kahan ticket struggles Local musician and Noah Kahan fan Keith Crocker was among those who struck out after a lengthy wait for tickets.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of struck out
Verb
  • This includes sudden, painless vision loss in one eye, new blind spots, or changes in color vision, such as colors appearing faded or washed out.
    — Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Based purely on the tactical evidence, the tech-hardware complex came into the week pretty well washed out and primed to bounce.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of washed out
Verb
  • Pardo tried to get out of the vehicle while holding her daughter but collapsed, unaware that she had been shot in the knee.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This led to a 2020 all-stock merger with Eros International, an Indian conglomerate, which collapsed in less than two years under financial and regulatory strain.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Reaves, who played almost an entire game on what turned into a Grade 2 oblique strain suffered last April against Oklahoma City, had missed the Lakers’ previous game against the Atlanta Hawks because of illness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The defenseman has missed 12 games but on Wednesday joined the Hawks for practice for the first time in a month (in a gray noncontact jersey).
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of missed
Verb
  • Omitsu extended her delicate white hand toward Shinsuke, who sat sullen, arms folded.
    — Yasushi Inoue, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • While Freeform was folded into Erwich’s and by extension Sethi’s portfolio awhile back, National Geographic Content, led by President Courteney Monroe, has remained a separate unit reporting to OConnell.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of folded
Verb
  • Incredibly, as much as people believe football gets players in the best shape of their life, Fine once flunked his conditioning test for lacrosse after playing football.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of flunked
Verb
  • The Indiana effort soon flamed out conclusively; a bloc of Republicans in the state Senate voted it down, holding firm even amid bomb threats and swatting attacks.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever flamed out in their regular-season finale.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of flamed out
Verb
  • After Pittsburgh failed to score during nearly 4½ straight minutes of power-play time early in the second, Gauthier beat Silovs with a beautiful no-look shot for his first goal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The administration says longstanding federal policy of getting people into permanent housing first, then offering voluntary treatment, has failed, and is to blame for the pandemic spike in homelessness.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of failed
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“Gone under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20under. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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