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be at the bottom of

VERB

cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin create generate induce lead to make precipitate produce provoke

STRONG

brainstorm breed compel effect elicit engender evoke hatch incite introduce kickoff kindle let motivate muster occasion open originate revert secure

WEAK

break in break the ice bring to pass come out with cook up dream up fire up get things rolling give rise to make up result in sow the seeds start the ball rolling think up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy discourage end halt prevent ruin stop

STRONG

block close cover delay deter finish hide hinder impede keep obstruct repress

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Perhaps a rotting oil derrick, it could well be at the bottom of a poisoned sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Someone's got to be at the bottom of the bloodsucker rung, and it's the kid vamps who have no power, no say and no future.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022

"The water table is probably a foot lower at least than I've known it to be at the bottom of the valley here, and the stream has dried to a little trickle."

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

“We still get calcium buildup, but it tends to be at the bottom of a water heater over 20 years if you don’t flush it.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022

I could tell he had not considered the possibility that all the fatted ships he had traveled so far to plunder might be at the bottom of the sea by the time he got there.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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