1
as in destroying
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 killing
to deprive of life
the early frost did in all of our tender plants
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3
as in murdering
to put to death deliberately
somebody did the old man in late last night
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as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day of hard work really did me in
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as in cheating
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 doing in
Daeron has not yet appeared in House of the Dragon but is mentioned in the second season’s sixth episode when Alicent asks her brother Gwayne (Freddie Fox) how Daeron is doing in Oldtown.
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
What Dobeš is doing in these playoffs has put him in that group.
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Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
So there is a risk assessment that folks are doing in real time.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
The National Assessment of Educational Progress — more commonly known as The Nation’s Report Card — offers the best insight into how American children are doing in school.
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Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Police, however, didn't question him about any physical or forensic evidence found, rather focusing on what the couple was doing in the Bahamas and what happened in the hours prior to Lynette falling out of the dinghy.
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Adam Sabes , Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
McVey, 68, has volunteered with Court Watch for about a year, but has spent most of his time doing in-person observation since November 2025.
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Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Which has been phenomenal just because of the work that Underground Squeaks is doing in the community.
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Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
What Dobeš is doing in these playoffs has put him in that group.
—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
So there is a risk assessment that folks are doing in real time.
—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
The National Assessment of Educational Progress — more commonly known as The Nation’s Report Card — offers the best insight into how American children are doing in school.
—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Police, however, didn't question him about any physical or forensic evidence found, rather focusing on what the couple was doing in the Bahamas and what happened in the hours prior to Lynette falling out of the dinghy.
—
Adam Sabes , Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
McVey, 68, has volunteered with Court Watch for about a year, but has spent most of his time doing in-person observation since November 2025.
—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Which has been phenomenal just because of the work that Underground Squeaks is doing in the community.
—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doing in
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Mexican fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive pests when laying their eggs, destroying or damaging fruit such as apples, grapefruits, avocados, peaches and pears, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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But Blue Origin suffered a major setback in May when one of its New Glenn rockets abruptly exploded on the launchpad, destroying vital infrastructure that will take months to rebuild.
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Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22, at the family’s hunting estate in June 2021.
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Shiite and Sunni Muslims have been killing each other for centuries, and the status of women in some Muslims countries is deplorable.
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It’s been over three decades since Wood was convicted of murdering six young women and girls and burying their bodies near El Paso – crimes for which he was nicknamed the Desert Killer.
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Ciarre Campbell, brother of veteran NFL lineman Calais Campbell, has been charged with murdering their 71-year-old mother, Nateal, inside her Atlanta home.
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He was last seen wearing a light green shirt, camouflage shorts and white socks.
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Murdaugh’s team initially asked that he be allowed to come to all court appearances, including pretrial hearings, wearing civilian clothes and unshackled.
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And using what looks like a giant pile of gerbil food for half-day cooking projects just feels like cheating.
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The chapters moved from crime rates to cheating teachers to drug dealers living with their mothers, linking unlikely variables with a kind of intellectual mischief that felt almost illicit.
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After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
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The company was saving a few bucks but ruining its product.
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Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
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The 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University will be in court this week for the most substantial hearing so far in his murder case.
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Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed responsibility for assassinating several senior Russian officers, some of whom have appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies.
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