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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

The 12,490-tonne cruiser is the biggest Russian warship to be sunk in action since World War Two.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2022

The investment will be sunk into research and development to launch the six vehicles, Hyundai's Indian arm said in a release.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2021

And her fathers career—one she had been told was necessary to make the world better—would be sunk along with it.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

be sunk

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