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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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Just over 47,000 U.S. home-sale agreements fell through in April, equal to 13.4% of homes that went under contract that month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In Tampa, Fla., 16% of homes that went under contract in February did so within seven days of going on the market, according to Zillow.

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

In 2007, Taylor - who went under her maiden name at the time - registered her business name, Katie Perry, and applied for a trademark.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

He couldn’t think or make his thought patterns begin to work: just swirling and the white cloud and the water on him, tons of water on him and he went under again.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen