goes under

Definition of goes undernext
present tense third-person singular of go under
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Verb
  • Why the quest will fall short And finally Shohei Ohtani hits three homers and strikes out 10 in Game 4 of the 2025 NLCS.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Perfect Tom strikes out once again, not on the look but on the flavors.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
  • However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi.
    Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • When folding goes wrong, the protein often fails.
    Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That’s led to questions about whether the California billionaire activism would continue if Mahan’s governor bid fails and the wealth tax passes.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This year’s team is an exceptional group of talented players, but their defense fouls too much, Smith dribbles too much and our shooting percentage often tanks.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This setback tanks the trade value the Mavericks had hoped to restore following his return from a left calf strain that kept him out of 14 games this season.
    Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This is a good quarterback room that should be able to keep the ship afloat if Prescott misses a small amount of time.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Nutritional Benefits Beyond Protein Focusing only on protein misses what mushrooms actually do well.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Firefighters instead used heavy equipment to cover it with dirt to put the flames out.
    Brandon Downs, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Our dream of going back to the moon and onto Mars and more distant worlds—not least to ensure our species’ survival before the sun flames out and engulfs most of the solar system—can be seen as just one more step in evolution’s long march.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the video demonstrates, von Ensingen’s drawing (not in the show, alas) collapses all the levels, complete with stairs, setbacks, vaults, and columns, onto a single plane.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For Tottenham, what once felt unthinkable is fast becoming one of the most remarkable collapses the 34-year Premier League era has seen.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Goes under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20under. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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