as in happening
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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Recent Examples of going down
And so to see this whole thing falling apart, her son going down the tubes, what's going to happen to him, her husband, lie after lie and deception after deception, on top of things that predate the show.
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And some might be afraid of their property values going down, or that their neighborhood will be rampant with crime.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Thank you for not going down that road.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
So why are satisfaction rates going down?
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 17 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
A lot of people are making significantly more money doing their own thing than going down the traditional studio route.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson then hewed to talking points about crime rates in Chicago going down.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
When going down, the lineup suddenly becomes over-aggressive in an effort to make something happen.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And some might be afraid of their property values going down, or that their neighborhood will be rampant with crime.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Thank you for not going down that road.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
So why are satisfaction rates going down?
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 17 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
A lot of people are making significantly more money doing their own thing than going down the traditional studio route.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Johnson then hewed to talking points about crime rates in Chicago going down.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
When going down, the lineup suddenly becomes over-aggressive in an effort to make something happen.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going down
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Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Just as the trash from a house can reveal, say, whether the inhabitants are vegetarians, metabolites reveal what’s happening inside the body.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bottom line The most likely scenario moving forward has the Oilers activating Walman this weekend, with Regula possibly going on IR.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jones first rose to prominence during his time as a standout at Syracuse University alongside his younger brother, fellow former NFL star Chandler Jones, from 2006 to 2009, before going on to get drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Moody, with three seconds left and a steady mist coming down, nailed a 38-yard field goal to give the Bears the 25-24 win.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers stole two games at the raucous Citizens Bank Park, with both games coming down to the wire.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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But not all diets are the same, and coming off some diets may require more attention.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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De Pablo is coming off a major high from reuniting with her longtime friend Weatherly to expand on their characters’ stories and to introduce their daughter, Tali (Isla Gie), as a pre-teen to fans who can’t get enough of the DiNozzo family.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Going down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20down. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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