as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
struck out all references to indecent matters
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership
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Recent Examples of strike (out)
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
The right-hander struck out seven or more batters for the sixth straight start.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
The freshman surrendered her lone hit in the ensuing frame off of a bunt single, and recovered by striking out two more batters.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
After a previous partnership with a shop on Vandalia and University that has since moved, Bank struck out on his own until the Dorsia venture with Nelson.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Motas struck out at least one batter every inning.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
The right-hander struck out seven or more batters for the sixth straight start.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
The freshman surrendered her lone hit in the ensuing frame off of a bunt single, and recovered by striking out two more batters.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
After a previous partnership with a shop on Vandalia and University that has since moved, Bank struck out on his own until the Dorsia venture with Nelson.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike (out)
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Because the messages were deleted, investigators could only retrieve the dates and times, but not the messages' content.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Before last weekend’s I-285 closure, the city had not seen a full freeway shut down for multiple days since 2017’s cataclysmic I-85 bridge fire and collapse deleted that northeast Atlanta corridor for six weeks.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
24 May 2026
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Game 1, when the Cavs built a 22-point lead against a rusty Knicks team before collapsing during a devastating 44-11 New York run.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2026
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Political norms rarely collapse all at once.—
William Muck,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Three of five flights of Starship V2 failed last year, but SpaceX avoided lengthy groundings and reeled off all five launches in a period of nine months.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
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For all the bright spots on Islands’ state champion soccer team, nothing shone brighter than its golden hairdos flopping around the pitch.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
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As in most insurance company failures, PHL flopped for several reasons.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Lawyers and former judges warn of chaos and eroding due process, with hearings canceled, courthouse arrests rising and asylum seekers traveling hours for minutes-long appearances that can decide their futures.—
Olga R. Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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The trip was canceled and passengers were bused back to Alamosa.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Rodriguez has been a vocal critic of the consolidation effort, arguing that Los Angeles should not be folding its economic workforce development department into a stand-alone one with a larger bureaucracy.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 May 2026
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The film adaptation will expand beyond the game’s premise by folding in local urban legends, ghost stories, and old Vietnamese customs.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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The 25-year-old midfielder struggled to settle after joining Spurs from Atletico Madrid in January for €40million.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The combination of Randy Vásquez yielding solo home runs with two outs in each of the first three innings and the Padres’ ailing offense being unable to do much against previously struggling Phillies starter Aaron Nola was too much to avoid a third consecutive loss.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The mother of the other suspect, Clark, reported to police the morning of the shooting that guns had gone missing from her home.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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After a clean first inning with two strikeouts, Lauer missed down the middle with a fastball to Hunter Goodman, who hit it out for the 12th homer Lauer has given up this season.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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“Strike (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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