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verb (1)

Definition of strike (out)next
as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it struck out all references to indecent matters

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verb (2)

as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership

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Recent Examples of strike (out)
Verb
Kyle Tucker popped up to center, and Teoscar Hernandez struck out on a ball off the plate by about two and a half feet. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Max Muncy struck out to end the sixth, Mookie Betts grounded out to end the seventh and Teoscar Hernández struck out to close the eighth. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Shohei Ohtani after striking out against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fifth inning in game four of the National League Championship Series. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 But Ohtani also struck out three times Thursday — made to look foolish in a much-too-familiar way. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike (out)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike (out)
  1. delete
  2. collapse
  3. cancel
  4. fail
  5. flop
  6. fold
  7. struggle
  8. miss
Verb
  • Memories may have faded, or digital evidence could have been lost or deleted.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The teachers deleted their videos in front of their students and the Taliban fighters standing at the gate.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of delete
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  • The moment the actors wink at the audience, the movie collapses.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The yellow house on Seaside Walk began to collapse Sunday morning, according to two Long Beach Fire Department lifeguards.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapse
Verb
  • Classes, activities and athletic events across Bend-La Pine Schools are canceled tomorrow, the district announced.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancel
Verb
  • Since then, multiple efforts to phase out or ban horse carriages have failed.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The exchange of threats comes as Saudi Arabia investigates why its air defenses failed to intercept a barrage of missiles and drones fired by the Houthis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fail
Verb
  • Miguel Vargas homered late for the White Sox, who flopped in their second straight bid to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time since the 1906 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • All of this lends itself to a mid-single-digit opening at 2,200 theaters for Social Reckoning, perhaps around $8M (where Tom Cruise’s $160M Digger flopped).
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of flop
Verb
  • Adrien Michel, winner of the 2025 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, introduced a capsule inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Cesca B34 chair, anchored by a shirt that folds out of a leather case made with Studio MTX.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Robots learn from experiments A separate Google project tested whether agents could improve DNA aptamers, short molecules that fold into shapes capable of attaching to specific proteins.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Verb
  • Miller's attempt to recast the conversation about his divorce echoed efforts by other candidates who are struggling to overcome concerns about their character.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But more than 40 countries currently struggling with financing and liquidity challenges do not have debt stocks that require imminent restructuring.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of struggle
Verb
  • Still, Musk has a track record of setting optimistic release targets for Tesla products, only to miss them by years.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Analysts said then that the sell-off was caused as profit margins missed expectations, despite revenue and operating profit reaching record highs, according to analysts.
    — Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Strike (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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