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
  • Skubal, winner of the past two AL Cy Young Awards, gave up five hits and struck out nine without issuing a walk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Cameron, whose season record now stands at 5-7, got 18 swings-and-misses and struck out batters using four different pitches on Saturday, according to Statcast.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Definition of struck out
Verb
  • Without a potent enough backlight, your screen can be washed out or even unusable when the sun is out.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • Without it, Dike points out that the room can feel flat or washed out.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 12 July 2026
Definition of washed out
Verb
  • 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
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • The Heat, which last season missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019, will begin next season with a roster led by Bam Adebayo and Antetokounmpo.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Trice, a third-round pick in 2024, has missed the first two regular seasons of his career because of knee injuries.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of missed
Verb
  • Cargo space measures 56 cubic feet behind the second row and expands to a healthy 112 cubic feet (3,171 L) with the seats folded and slid forward.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Volunteers flattened and folded the bags, cut them into strips and tied them together to form plastic year, which was woven into durable sleeping mats using looms.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of folded
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • But her healthcare providers failed to properly diagnose and treat her condition, the lawsuit alleges.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • There was Kylian Mbappe, lethal and prolific, even after France failed to make a third straight final.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 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 25 Jul. 2026.

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