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went under

VERB

fail, submerge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt drown

WEAK

default die fall fold founder go down sink submerse submit succumb suffocate surrender

Antonyms

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

Example Sentences

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Number 7A, 1948, which went under the hammer at the renowned Christie's auction house on Monday, smashed the previous record for the most a work by the late American artist has taken at auction.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Homes that went under contract in March sold in a median of 19 days, creating a 37-day gap from the 56-day typical listing time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Plus, many of those who went under contract last month may have locked in mortgage rates closer to February’s lows than March’s highs.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

It is also not clear how much cash reserves the company had when it went under.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But Turner was standing forty feet above the writhing sea, waiting for a swell big enough to keep him from splattering on the rocks and hoping he wouldn’t throw up before he went under.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt