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Recent Examples of fall down
Police said they were called to the area after receiving reports of a woman who fell down a cliff around 50 to 75 feet high.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
In other words, Congress had miserably fallen down on the job of prohibiting discrimination in education.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The versatile defender fell down the pecking order behind Kurt Zouma, now on a season-long loan at Saudi Pro League club Al Orobah; Angelo Ogbonna, now at Watford; Nayef Aguerd, who is now on a season-long loan at Real Sociedad; and Konstantinos Mavropanos.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
In 2011, my mother fell down a set of stairs, struck her head and suffered traumatic brain injuries.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
In other words, Congress had miserably fallen down on the job of prohibiting discrimination in education.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The versatile defender fell down the pecking order behind Kurt Zouma, now on a season-long loan at Saudi Pro League club Al Orobah; Angelo Ogbonna, now at Watford; Nayef Aguerd, who is now on a season-long loan at Real Sociedad; and Konstantinos Mavropanos.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
In 2011, my mother fell down a set of stairs, struck her head and suffered traumatic brain injuries.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall down
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Many of the homes on the market have been sitting idle for extended periods before going under contract, remaining for a median of 18 days in March—a significant increase from the rapid sales during the pandemic boom.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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The long-running medical drama, which has already been renewed for Season 22, had been a pressure cooker ever since Dylan went under the knife to treat the cavernous angioma that threatened to shorten her life.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
12 May 2025
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Finishing each other’s sentences, cracking up at the same things, going off on (heartwarming!) tangents, sharing the splash of extra wine the waiter pours, asking me interesting questions.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
29 May 2025
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The 70-year-old Today show weatherman couldn’t stop cracking up during a shopping segment on the Friday, May 23 episode of the NBC morning show.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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