as in to happen
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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Recent Examples of go down
Before all of this went down, Blue Jackets winger Dmitri Voronkov appeared to have a goal, which would have made it 3-2 with about eight minutes remaining.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Herbert settled down after that and methodically went down the field for a 14-play, 83-yard touchdown drive.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
This was the first game since Joe Burrow went down with an injury during the second game of the year that the Bengals’ offense looked competent once again.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The producer, the director, and a few other execs sat on the porch and sipped drinks as the sun went down.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Too much money went down on Washington at the Las Vegas sportsbooks before a March 5 game against Arizona State.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s exactly how Conley handled the same move when Finch made it in the middle of last season for a six-game stretch before DiVincenzo went down with a toe injury.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Cases of flu, RSV, COVID-19, and other common respiratory illnesses tend to spike as temperatures go down and the holidays approach, sending many Americans to pharmacy lines and waiting rooms to get up-to-date on immunizations.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
For instance, fear of crime has steadily increased despite the crime rate actually going down.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Herbert settled down after that and methodically went down the field for a 14-play, 83-yard touchdown drive.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
This was the first game since Joe Burrow went down with an injury during the second game of the year that the Bengals’ offense looked competent once again.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The producer, the director, and a few other execs sat on the porch and sipped drinks as the sun went down.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Too much money went down on Washington at the Las Vegas sportsbooks before a March 5 game against Arizona State.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s exactly how Conley handled the same move when Finch made it in the middle of last season for a six-game stretch before DiVincenzo went down with a toe injury.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Cases of flu, RSV, COVID-19, and other common respiratory illnesses tend to spike as temperatures go down and the holidays approach, sending many Americans to pharmacy lines and waiting rooms to get up-to-date on immunizations.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
For instance, fear of crime has steadily increased despite the crime rate actually going down.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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The last time this happened in the Championship before this season was 2013-14, when Derby, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday and Yeovil Town all failed to win any of their first five home matches.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And while the end result was once again pretty anti-climactic, there were actually some other notable things happening in episode 5 of Survivor 49, so let’s make like Nate and MC on the sandbags and get to work.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Per the synopsis, A PAW Patrol Christmas sees PAW Patrol member Rubble looking forward to Santa bringing him a new laser drill, but finding that Santa has come down with a cold and can’t deliver any presents.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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There was a casino, Grandy said.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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There aren't a ton of great options in free agency, though there may not be too many choices at all via trade either, as most teams have their starter and backup quarterbacks locked in and won't be looking to part with either at this point in the year.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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