go out of business

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bomb v.
fail v.

VERB

bomb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wipe out

STRONG

flop lose

WEAK

blow it wash out

Antonyms

STRONG

achieve succeed

WEAK

do well win

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break close drop end finish

STRONG

crash defalcate default dishonor fold overdraw repudiate terminate

WEAK

be cleaned out be in arrears be ruined be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one's shirt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence continue start

WEAK

accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win

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go out of business

Many predicted Alger would go out of business and New York would fade.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

"With local businesses going down, the last thing we need is to go out of business," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

What’s bittersweet is watching it go out of business with the best season since it opened in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Gawker was forced to shut down under the weight of lawsuits, Vice Media filed for bankruptcy and is a shadow of itself, and BuzzFeed now warns it could go out of business entirely this year.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, the mitochondria in their flight muscles go out of business.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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