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be sunk

VERB

lose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline drop fall

STRONG

miss succumb yield

WEAK

be humbled be outdistanced be taken to cleaners be the loser be worsted come up short drop a bundle kiss goodbye lose out suffer defeat take a beating take the count take the heat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up rise

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to keep maintain meet succeed win

Example Sentences

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This is the better-than-ten-bagger bet that AI luminaries talk up as they set out plans for trillions of dollars to be sunk into data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

But terrestrial biomass can be sunk only where supplies of waste are located near suitable bodies of water.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 22, 2023

He added the company believed one tonne of carbon can be "sunk" with six shade trees.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

If Angela Colicchio, a Port Hueneme resident of six years, has her way, this effort will be sunk too.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2022

If the tide of bad press and angry editorials about the potential law continued, they both agreed that it would be sunk before it ever had a chance to be tested.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

be sunk

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