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verb

past participle of do in
1
as in destroyed
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 killed
to deprive of life the early frost did in all of our tender plants

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

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

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as in cheated
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 done in
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Matrices—little spreadsheets of numbers—can undergo operations such as flips and transpositions, which must be done in a certain order to get the correct result. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026 The pharmaceutical industry would not exist without the basic biochemistry research done in academic laboratories. — Mattanjah De Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Along with charred automobile parts, construction debris and battery casing fragments found on the site as deep as 16 feet underground, MPCA testing done in the early 2010s identified lead and carcinogenic chemical hotspots. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The company trains its own model to compare human writing and AI writing on a similar topic done in a similar style. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Post-pandemic, many of the parents in these families have been willing to pay extra for some peace and quiet to get work done in a room where the kids aren’t. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026 While space might be the final frontier, so much of the work done in space is designed to benefit us back here on Earth. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026 But whether that work will get done in time to protect homes from further damage remains to be seen. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 She was asked what was the most outrageous thing she's ever done in the name of fashion. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done in
  1. drained
  2. destroyed
  3. killed
  4. murdered
  5. worn
  6. cheated
  7. played out
  8. demolished
Adjective
  • Next, let the butter melt and place the hot, drained ears of corn in the stockpot.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Feeling mentally drained or physically exhausted is something everyone experiences from time to time.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of drained
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  • Both the rocket and the camera were destroyed after crashing into the Earth at a speed of about 340 miles per hour.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Cities outside Paris have been hit hard by the unrest, including Limoges where a fire nearly destroyed the 19th-century city hall.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • Three people were killed after two helicopters collided midair near an airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, October 29, prompting an investigation by federal aviation authorities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The presidency has been vacant since President Jovenel Moïse was killed in 2021.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of killed
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  • During this same time his father had vanished behind the Bamboo Curtain and was almost certainly persecuted, possibly even murdered, by the same Communists that Hoover claimed to be fighting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • New or expecting mothers are more likely to be murdered than to die from obstetric causes.
    — Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdered
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  • The Military Police provided recordings from 532 cameras worn by 527 officers.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Mercato tote bag Inspired by a spacious shopper, this leather tote can be worn with the sides cinched or open.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of worn
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  • But the idea that girls are being cheated is personal for some athletes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheated
Adjective
  • The way this game played out was indicative of what Mahomes’ career has become.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This is a remarkably casual way to describe what has played out over the past couple months.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of played out
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  • A couple years later, on the verge of being demolished and replaced by several new McMansions, fund manager and seasonal Watch Hill resident Charles Royce stepped in to salvage its history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Trump crammed the Oval Office with gold flourishes, demolished the East Wing to build a sprawling ballroom and converted the Rose Garden into a patio space reminiscent of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of demolished

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