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Recent Examples of went down
More importantly, Flacco has helped the Bengals stay in contention for the AFC North division title, something that seemed improbable when franchise QB Joe Burrow went down with an injury early in the season.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Wentz’s career went down a different path after that season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the three reunited for the Back to the Beach podcast, in which Cavallari claimed that a lot of what went down between them — the fights, harsh words, and rivalry — was largely made up.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The last two of the quartet that went down were LSU at Vanderbilt and Texas Tech at Arizona State.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
As for how the proposal went down?
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Although the content was a Patreon exclusive, subscribers felt that those who did not pay for the extra JBP content needed to see what went down.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This is about the time GM Brad Holmes started making calls, shortly after Aidan Hutchinson went down.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And on Sunday, guard Chandler Zavala went down with a knee injury and didn’t return.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Wentz’s career went down a different path after that season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the three reunited for the Back to the Beach podcast, in which Cavallari claimed that a lot of what went down between them — the fights, harsh words, and rivalry — was largely made up.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The last two of the quartet that went down were LSU at Vanderbilt and Texas Tech at Arizona State.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
As for how the proposal went down?
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Although the content was a Patreon exclusive, subscribers felt that those who did not pay for the extra JBP content needed to see what went down.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This is about the time GM Brad Holmes started making calls, shortly after Aidan Hutchinson went down.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And on Sunday, guard Chandler Zavala went down with a knee injury and didn’t return.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
Verb
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And they’re not allowed to do that because of what happened (on Olivier’s hit).—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This happened when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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My mother came down for this surgery, too.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The last time these schools met was in the 2024 Vocational (Small) Bowl, which came down to the wire (36-30 in favor of Tri-County).—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rinderknecht is accused of starting the January blaze known as the Palisades Fires, which ultimately went on to claim the lives of 12 people and burn over 23,000 acres, according to a report from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Such a slow start proved fatal to Yeovil, who went on to finish bottom of the table after being made to wait until October 26 for their first Huish Park victory at the seventh attempt.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The filmmaker gave Perkins some room for improvisation, and that's how Norman's love of candy corn came about.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The additions came about following proposals that were made to the organization’s board of governors’ Equity and Inclusion Committee — which oversees all of the Affinity Groups, and which is currently chaired by the actor Lou Diamond Phillips — and ultimately approved by the full board.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many believe the increase has occurred within both the left and the right.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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