as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
struck out all references to indecent matters
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership
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Recent Examples of strike (out)
Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Cole came back to strike out Gavin Lux and Shohei Ohtani, but Mookie Betts reached on a defensive miscue between Cole and first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Morrissey struck out on his own, with a comedic remake of The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Oct. 2024
After Sequoia’s Israel arm wound down in 2016, Raanan struck out on his own, launching Cyberstarts two years later in Mikhmoret, on the country’s central coast.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Tynion made his name writing Batman for DC, striking out on his own while the proverbial iron was hot.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Cole came back to strike out Gavin Lux and Shohei Ohtani, but Mookie Betts reached on a defensive miscue between Cole and first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Morrissey struck out on his own, with a comedic remake of The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Oct. 2024
After Sequoia’s Israel arm wound down in 2016, Raanan struck out on his own, launching Cyberstarts two years later in Mikhmoret, on the country’s central coast.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Strike (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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