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Princeton's WordNet

  1. foundering, going undernoun

    (of a ship) sinking

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  1. Going Under

    Going Under is a nu metal song by American rock band Evanescence. Recorded for their debut studio album Fallen (2003), Wind-up Records released it as the album's second single on September 9, 2003. The song was written by Evanescence members Amy Lee, David Hodges and Ben Moody while its production was handled by Dave Fortman. The song contains rock and heavy metal elements and its instrumentation consists of drums and guitars built around Lee's soprano vocals. Lyrically, "Going Under" was written about an emotionally difficult past relationship. It received mostly positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised its anthemic chorus and Lee's vocal performance. "Going Under" peaked at number five on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, charted in the top ten in Brazil, Italy, New Zealand and the UK and the top forty in various other European countries and Australia. It obtained a platinum certification in the latter country by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

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  1. going under

    "Going under" can have several different meanings depending on its context: 1. Literally, it can refer to the act of moving beneath something, as in diving under water or passing beneath a bridge. 2. In business, "going under" usually refers to a company becoming insolvent or bankrupt. 3. In medical usage, "going under" often means being put under general anaesthesia for a surgery or procedure. 4. More broadly, it can also refer to the act of succumbing to pressures or difficulties that lead to physical, emotional or mental decline. For instance, someone might say they are "going under" if they are feeling overwhelmed by stress or personal struggles. Thus, the phrase "going under" generally refers to a downward movement or a state of decline or difficulty.

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  1. Going Under

    "Going Under" is a song by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on September 9, 2003, as the second single from their debut album Fallen. It was written by Amy Lee, David Hodges and Ben Moody, while production was handled by Dave Fortman. Initially planned to be the first single from Fallen, the release of the Daredevil soundtrack eclipsed the decision, resulting in the release of "Bring Me to Life". The song contains rock and metal influences among others and its main instrumentation consists of drums and guitars built around Lee's soprano vocals. The song received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. While failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Going Under" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. It charted in the top forty in every country and it was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The music video for the song was directed by Philipp Stölzl and it was filmed in May 2003 in Germany. It shows Lee performing on a concert along with the band, while fans are turning into zombies. She designed the both dresses she wears in the video. It ranked at number 12 on the list of "The 15 Scariest Music Videos Ever" published by Billboard. Evanescence additionally added the song to the set-list on their Fallen and The Open Door Tour.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of going under in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of going under in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of going under in a Sentence

  1. Dominic Raab:

    We don't systematically step in with the taxpayers' money when businesses are going under unless there's a good strategic national interest.

  2. Le Pen:

    Emmanuel Macron was coming here, and he didn't plan on meeting the employees or coming to the picket line, but was going under protection to some room in the Chamber of Commerce to meet two or three hand-picked people.

  3. Ben Lee:

    This is a test case of a casino going under the radar that is doing extremely well, there is no other destination I know where the junket and casino organize 25 charter flights a week from China.

  4. Sheriff Hathaway:

    The cartels are adaptive as long as there's the demand here in the United States for the drugs they're going to figure out a way to do it. They’re going under the border, there's tunnels going under this town that have been there for 100 years. … They'll get ultralight airplanes and fly over, they'll go through the commercial ports of entry, but the most volume of the drugs goes right through the legal commercial ports of entry.

  5. Ricky Garza:

    What we saw, unfortunately, was almost all, if not all, the fence started under Bush kept going under Obama.


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