go under

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Recent Examples of go under Police believe Hernandez went into a deeper part of the river and never resurfaced after going under the water. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025 As the boat started to drift away, the man on the dock jumped into the water to swim out to the boat but began to struggle and went under, authorities said. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 July 2025 The makeup artist's follow-up came on June 25 after going under the knife. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 28 June 2025 Both sides seemed headed for a deal like this when Fox came from the Kings at midseason, but a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. John Hollinger, New York Times, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for go under
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
Verb
  • Of those six, McLain struck out three — Mays (looking), Aaron (looking) and Torre (swinging).
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • Baez struck out four and scattered four hits and two walks in lowering his Texas League-leading ERA to 2.08.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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  • The July 4 Texas flooding has now claimed over 100 lives, with even more still missing as searches continue along the Guadalupe River where forceful floodwaters washed out structures and vegetation.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
  • Just keep in mind that this year’s 84% full moon will wash out all but the brightest meteors.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
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  • Attempts to find common ground over nontraditional security challenges such as terrorism, climate change, and global health foundered during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations.
    WILLIAM HURST, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
  • Although county reserves — sitting at about $12.5 million — have stabilized, officials face the question of how to support a foundering fire district that covers the small cities of Sutter, Live Oak and large swaths of the unincorporated county.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
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  • The bill was a hundred and seventy-five pounds—about two hundred and twenty-five bucks, before Trump tanked the dollar.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
  • The city implemented its program in 1997 amid a broader underfunding of the pension system, which eventually tanked the city’s credit rating, grew its deficit and led to resignations of top city officials and federal investigations.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 27 July 2025
  • The Milwaukee Police Department has requested public assistance in their efforts to locate Andrew K. Addae, a critically missing 54-year-old man.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
Verb
  • The episode ended with a deep-fake public service announcement that showed Trump walking through the desert, taking off his clothes and collapsing nude in the sand.
    Christine Ricciardi, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • Burrell, 55, was found collapsed on her shower floor in her Brooklyn apartment at about 1 a.m. on June 17.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • When Elon Musk attached himself to Trump during Trump’s presidential transition last fall, there was great speculation that these two massive egos would, eventually, clash and that their strategic partnership would flame out spectacularly.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
  • Or maybe Winston will continue his maddening penchant for interceptions that led the No. 1 pick in the 2015 draft to flame out in Tampa Bay, New Orleans and Cleveland.
    Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20under. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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