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did in

VERB

destroy; exhaust

Synonyms

WEAK

assassinate bankrupt bump off butcher cool dilapidate dispatch do away with eliminate execute fatigue finish frazzle kill knock out liquidate murder put away ruin shatter slaughter slay tire wear out weary wreck

Example Sentences

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A more competitive economic landscape makes it harder for unions to succeed the way they did in the 1950s, Strain added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Your legacy is not what you did in the short term, it’s for what you did in the long term.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The orchestra plays Mozart’s score as though it were, as orchestras did in the old days, accompanying a silent movie but to radically different effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Market history is being repeated, and not in a good way, as investors chase red-hot stock sectors just like they did in 2000, billionaire investor Bill Ackman says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“Saying I’m sorry for that thing I did in eighth grade feels stupid—because sorry isn’t enough. Sorry is almost an insult.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman