1
as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters
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as in mixed
to take part in social activities
she enjoys going out on weekends, but during the week she's a homebody
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Recent Examples of gone out
Sherfield has gone out of his way to take Bryant under his wing in part because Bryant was a college teammate of Caleb Griffin, who grew up in Sherfield’s hometown of Danville, Illinois.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
After the fires had gone out, the bodies were removed from the crosses, and the dead had been buried, Herod Antipas was able to reestablish an orderly rule.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Historically, Social Security checks have gone out on time during all 20 shutdowns since 1976.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In another incident in 2013 or 2014, Combs allegedly drove to a set where Ventura was filming a music video and attacked Nash again, fuming over his discovery that Nash and Ventura had gone out to dinner the night before.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The lights, quite literally, have gone out on the island.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Residents of a house had gone out that morning to find their car blocked in the driveway by an unusual and exotic car parked behind it.
—Laura Lane, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the era of the smartphone, formal portraiture had gone out of fashion, and studios like the one in Manori were on the verge of closing down.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Since then it’s been mounted everywhere from regional stages to international tours, spawned a live TV concert in 2018 and continues to resonate since the themes of fame, betrayal, and political theater haven’t exactly gone out of fashion.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
After the fires had gone out, the bodies were removed from the crosses, and the dead had been buried, Herod Antipas was able to reestablish an orderly rule.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Historically, Social Security checks have gone out on time during all 20 shutdowns since 1976.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In another incident in 2013 or 2014, Combs allegedly drove to a set where Ventura was filming a music video and attacked Nash again, fuming over his discovery that Nash and Ventura had gone out to dinner the night before.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The lights, quite literally, have gone out on the island.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Residents of a house had gone out that morning to find their car blocked in the driveway by an unusual and exotic car parked behind it.
—Laura Lane, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the era of the smartphone, formal portraiture had gone out of fashion, and studios like the one in Manori were on the verge of closing down.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Since then it’s been mounted everywhere from regional stages to international tours, spawned a live TV concert in 2018 and continues to resonate since the themes of fame, betrayal, and political theater haven’t exactly gone out of fashion.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone out
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After the state distributor Embrafilme was dismantled in 1990, national production nearly collapsed, silencing a generation of filmmakers.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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As for that Oregon-Penn State game, the Nittany Lions have full-on collapsed since Drew Allar’s OT interception gave the Ducks what looked like an impressive victory.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following sharp losses in Asia.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, the reception of the study by the field at large has been mixed, indeed, with one archaeologist wondering what’s special about it.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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With sunflower sea stars suddenly all but gone from their home range, sea urchin numbers exploded, and the hungry urchin hordes descended upon kelp forests.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Those transactions are still shaking out, while some of the propoertis have gone vacant and have lost access to utilities.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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Those who were gently socialized between 2 and 7 weeks of age are often more open to touch as adults.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The board also attempted to legal-proof it against the type of challenge that Musk’s moonshot faced, prompting one of the compensation committee members who had socialized with Smith to resign from the committee.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, McConkey stepped out of bounds at the Dolphins’ 17-yard line.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a rare moment of scheduling synergy, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla all stepped out for engagements on the same day.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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