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
This fragrance works beautifully year-round, but there’s something about cooler weather and how the temperatures have recently gone down that really brings out its magic.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
The footage showed the person of interest running across the roof of a building at Utah Valley University, going down the side of the building, going through the parking lot and toward a busy street.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Audiences might almost be eager to hear a classic limb-breaking threat by then, because far too much of this has been, well, a bit too easy going down.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
There have been plenty of boxing clashes over the years which have gone down in history.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
When Emmanwori went down in the first quarter against San Francisco, Macdonald leaned more on his true nickel package with Witherspoon inside, even against heavy personnel.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If your behavior has changed, really go down that rabbit hole and investigate what’s going on with your hormones.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2025
Hood offered an olive branch to Equity last week to co-operate on the issue but Equity is instead going down the appeals route.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
The footage showed the person of interest running across the roof of a building at Utah Valley University, going down the side of the building, going through the parking lot and toward a busy street.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Audiences might almost be eager to hear a classic limb-breaking threat by then, because far too much of this has been, well, a bit too easy going down.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
There have been plenty of boxing clashes over the years which have gone down in history.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
When Emmanwori went down in the first quarter against San Francisco, Macdonald leaned more on his true nickel package with Witherspoon inside, even against heavy personnel.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If your behavior has changed, really go down that rabbit hole and investigate what’s going on with your hormones.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2025
Hood offered an olive branch to Equity last week to co-operate on the issue but Equity is instead going down the appeals route.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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The other end of the spectrum are breaks that happen when a single application of force is applied to the bone.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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What is happening with auto loan defaults?—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of smoke, drops of hot oil were coming down on us because the smoke machine wasn’t working right.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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In commercial real estate, the difference between an average investor and a great one often comes down to the ability to recognize value where others do not.—
Jack Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stuart Russell is convinced that there is exactly zero percent chance that this will end well.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is speculation that Harry could reunite with King Charles, 76.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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