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View definitions for foundered

foundered

adjective as in high and dry

adverb as in aground

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But in July and August, the negotiations foundered, with many Israelis blaming Netanyahu for resisting an accord in favor of pressing ahead with a devastating war that aligned with his own political agenda.

Six bodies have now been brought to shore after the sinking of the luxury yacht Bayesian, which foundered during a freak storm off the fishing village of Porticello, east of Palermo.

From BBC

According to David C. Robertson, author of the Lego history “Brick by Brick,” the company foundered in the late 1990s as it made ill-fated attempts to enter the digital space.

His centrist alliance of Renaissance, Horizons and MoDem is languishing in third place and his hopes of attracting the centre left have foundered.

From BBC

Scientists speculated that the ship he had spotted was sailing from the Levant to Greece when it foundered around 1300 B.C.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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