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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters
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Recent Examples of go out
In their game against Houston, the Lakers needed overtime to take home the dub, but in that overtime period, James saved a ball from going out of bounds and then got a little too close to a fan sitting courtside.
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
What’s coming in, what’s going out, what’s been sitting on the back burner for too long?
—Glamour, 25 Apr. 2026
The county board is considering going out for another Land and Water Legacy referendum this fall, Raths said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The two of us would go out and get a pizza crunch and hang out on a Friday night and decompress and chat about the scene.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
What’s coming in, what’s going out, what’s been sitting on the back burner for too long?
—Glamour, 25 Apr. 2026
The county board is considering going out for another Land and Water Legacy referendum this fall, Raths said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The two of us would go out and get a pizza crunch and hang out on a Friday night and decompress and chat about the scene.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go out
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At Yale University, a committee of professors wanted to know why public trust in higher education had collapsed.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But after that decent start, their form collapsed.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Reduce mixer speed to low and with motor running, add dry ingredients and banana mixture in 2 batches each, alternating between batches and mixing 30 seconds after each addition before adding the next.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Stock futures are mixed in pre-market trading.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the 2026 draft saw a running back go third, a middle linebacker go seventh, and nine offensive linemen gone by the end of the first round.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lot that goes (on) behind the scene as a manager.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In court filings associated with the case, attorneys representing UConn argued that the university had no duty to protect students at unsanctioned events.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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That indirect pathway is fundamentally constrained by thermodynamic limits, particularly the Carnot efficiency ceiling associated with heat engines, which restricts how much of the fuel’s energy can be converted into usable electricity.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the margins filled with multilingual signatures— English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean—that mingled with his own visual biography.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Alternatively, Finolhu resort offers more stimulation and venues for the kids to mingle with, such as the Teens Hut and the Oceaneers Club (for ages 4 through 12).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Go out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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