do in

verb

Definition of do innext
1
as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a business venture that was done in by poor planning

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2
as in to kill
to deprive of life the early frost did in all of our tender plants

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3
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately somebody did the old man in late last night

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4
as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of the long day of hard work really did me in

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5
as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats too savvy an investor to be done in by preposterous claims of astronomical returns

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do in
  1. destroy
  2. kill
  3. assassinate
  4. wear
  5. cheat
  6. demolish
  7. slay
  8. murder
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  • Residents of states that have been impacted by this weekend's storms have posted photos online showing their homes destroyed by the tornadoes, with roofs fallen completely off, walls caved in and debris on lawns.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Taking on the role of a teenage boy named Chrono, players have to travel through time and assemble a team to stop a horrifying creature named Lavos from destroying the world.
    — Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of destroy
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  • Their special teams — especially the power play but also the penalty kill — are in a major funk at maybe the worst time of the season.
    — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • During his six years in office, 6,200 suspects were killed during anti-drug operations, by the police’s count.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of kill
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  • Read More Trump supporter accused of plotting to assassinate Trump at CA rally.
    — Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While speaking to news outlets, Bianco wrongly accused Miller of plotting to assassinate Trump, defaming him as a result, the complaint says.
    — Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of assassinate
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  • Shoppers could choose to purchase an Apple (product) Red item or wear a look from (RED)’s Gap collection, modeled in an historic campaign by Christy Turlington, Anne Hathaway, Mary J. Blige, and John Legend, among others.
    — Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
  • As pulsating techno music filled the room, which was bathed in red light (a reference to Lynch), models came out of cubicles wearing what looked like a blend of underwear and eveningwear.
    — Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of wear
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  • More wearable tech news: Are Halliday's AI smart glasses an amazing new wearable or surefire way to cheat?
    — Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
  • In another trial, an AI even used the semantics of its programmers to reach its cheating phase.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of cheat
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  • Many have long since been demolished or altered beyond recognition, but some of the most beautiful have miraculously kept their original structures and decoration intact.
    — The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Some residential buildings have been demolished; a hole is punched into the side of a mosque; chunks of broken concrete now bare the inside of someone’s home to the outside world.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of demolish
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  • Nearly half of them were slain using poison gas, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, at death camps like Auschwitz, Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The right-wing host identified the staffer as Jamie White, who according to Jones, was slain outside his Austin, Texas apartment late Sunday.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of slay
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  • In December 1928, Northcott was charged with murdering Gonzales, the Winslow brothers and Collins.
    — KC Baker, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Audio from a 911 call made from the house where four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022 has been released to the public, revealing panic and confusion as callers realize one of their friends is no longer breathing.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of murder
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