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sunk

adjective as in drowned

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adjective as in reduced

adjective as in undone

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It is worth revisiting how low Welsh rugby has sunk since the World Cup quarter-final defeat by Argentina in Marseille in October 2023.

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His father stayed behind in Singapore but died when the ship he was aboard was sunk.

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On returning the following day to retrieve some belongings, she said the flood had completely swallowed the house: "It's already sunk."

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"The alarm was on, the doors were locked. My heart sunk - I felt sick," he said.

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But they haven’t sunk as low as the level of oversupply would suggest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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