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Recent Examples of Synonyms for went under
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The Dodgers were led by their otherworldly star, Shohei Ohtani, who hit three home runs, struck out 10 batters and got the win for the Dodgers.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025 -
In the clinching Game 4, Ohtani belted three home runs and struck out 10, becoming the first player in MLB history to do both in a postseason game.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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In the good old days, that boy's mouth would have been washed out with soap.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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In the good old days, that boy’s mouth would have been washed out with soap.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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McLaurin missed each of Washington's last four games after suffering a quad injury in a Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, and Samuel was ruled out for Sunday's Week 7 loss to the Cowboys with a nagging heel injury.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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While most Americans certainly missed this story, our intelligence agencies did not.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.—
Viviane Callier,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Went under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20under. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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