doing in

verb

present participle of do in
1
as in destroying
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a business venture that was done in by poor planning

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2
as in killing
to deprive of life the early frost did in all of our tender plants

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3
as in murdering
to put to death deliberately somebody did the old man in late last night

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4
as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of the long day of hard work really did me in

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5
as in cheating
to rob by the use of trickery or threats too savvy an investor to be done in by preposterous claims of astronomical returns

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Recent Examples of doing in Great leaders learn to recognize what a person may be capable of doing in the future. — Hao Lam, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 This is so different from what everybody else is doing in protein. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Aviation accidents also pose a risk to people on the ground, especially in formation maneuvers like those the Apache pilots were doing in South Carolina. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Daeron has not yet appeared in House of the Dragon but is mentioned in the second season’s sixth episode when Alicent asks her brother Gwayne (Freddie Fox) how Daeron is doing in Oldtown. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 What Dobeš is doing in these playoffs has put him in that group. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 25 May 2026 So there is a risk assessment that folks are doing in real time. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026 The National Assessment of Educational Progress — more commonly known as The Nation’s Report Card — offers the best insight into how American children are doing in school. — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doing in
  1. destroying
  2. killing
  3. murdering
  4. wearing
  5. cheating
  6. ruining
  7. carrying off
  8. assassinating
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  • Pumping at high speeds creates a suction vortex (upconing) that violently draws heavy sludge into the production stream, fouling piping and destroying surface pumps.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The tornado wreaked havoc in the village of 1,000 inhabitants, reducing homes to rubble and destroying numerous cars.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Such attacks are common in Nigeria, where multiple armed groups operate, killing and kidnapping people for ransom.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Plane crash in Alaska A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing everyone on board.
    — Irene Byon, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of killing
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  • Closing arguments took place in the Lindsay Clancy case Thursday, bringing an end to a weekslong trial in which jurors will now determine whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for murdering her three young children.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, two Blythe Street members were convicted of murdering a senior member of their gang whom Romo had deemed a liability.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of murdering
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  • Tete was in his car outside his home last week when men wearing balaclavas opened fire, police said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Social media videos have popped up showing young women on scooters wearing helmets, but no headscarves.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of wearing
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  • The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The British-Argentine actor’s point has less to do with her conflicted con artist cheating death numerous times and besting her mobster in-laws, as well as the FBI.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheating
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  • For a full breakdown of how to clean your bedding without ruining it, refer to AD's guide on how to wash a comforter.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This allegedly caused the cancellation of school recesses, and also ruining weddings and funerals.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruining
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  • Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Definition of carrying off
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  • Utah prosecutors are turning up the heat on Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, arguing that the evidence against him easily meets the standard required to send the case to trial.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Ferrell instead starred as the villainous mogul Jacobim Mugatu, who attempts to brainwash Derek into assassinating the prime minister of Malaysia.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of assassinating

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