went out

verb

Definition of went outnext
past tense of go out
1
as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters

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2
as in mixed
to take part in social activities she enjoys going out on weekends, but during the week she's a homebody

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  1. collapsed
  2. went
  3. mingled
  4. crumpled
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  • Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapsed
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  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
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  • Its windows were constantly open, there was no key in the door, people from different age groups mingled.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Five years after the events of Dominion, in which dinosaurs mingled with humans all over the globe, these creatures are now dying out.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of mingled
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  • The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The moment Watson crumpled to the field, the Browns’ future instantly pivoted.
    Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of crumpled
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went out (with)

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