went under

verb

past tense of go under
as in struck out

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  1. struck out
  2. washed out
  3. missed
  4. folded
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  • The Angels hit back-to-back singles to open the top of the second, but Jones got Christian Moore to foul out, then struck out Jose Siri and Adam Frazier.
    — Jared Jones, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Padres then got a baserunner to third with two outs before David Bednar struck out Austin Hays.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of struck out
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  • At least two people were killed and one person remains unaccounted for after flash flooding washed out footbridges and campgrounds on the canyon floor.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And in Laguna Beach, back-to-back storms have eroded the sand so much that a lifeguard station was tied to the shore to make sure it wouldn’t be washed out to sea.
    — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of washed out
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  • To illustrate how meaningless that can be, those three teams missed the playoffs.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Brentwood missed a chance to end it in the second overtime but had an extra point blocked.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of missed
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  • Raj’s time with the circuit was cut short; the domestic teams ultimately folded as the league transformed into NFL Europe, but by then, the kids had caught the bug.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The museum could clip the tapestry to a rail, then feed it into the paravent inch by inch; when the whole thing was transferred, the huge zigzag could be folded up—with the tapestry secured between layers of padding—then turned on its side.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
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