down with
idiom
1
—used to say that one does not like something and wants it to stop or fail
Down with racism!
Down with the government!
2
US slang
—used to say that one understands or approves of something
I told them I wasn't down with lying to people.
Yeah, I'm down with that.
3
: affected by (an illness)
She has been down with the flu for a week.
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Bitcoin sank to about $66,000, and Nvidia’s stock plummeted about 5%, dragging the S&P 500 and other major indexes down with it.
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
That frequency depends on the shape of each ridge, which guides the waves down with a characteristic speed.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
The star kept her beauty minimal for the Sunday morning sunbathing, styling her blonde hair down with shaggy face-framing bangs grazing her cheekbones and partially obscuring her eyes.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Bogged down with five children, Jackie fought being the wife of this prominent man.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
That frequency depends on the shape of each ridge, which guides the waves down with a characteristic speed.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
The star kept her beauty minimal for the Sunday morning sunbathing, styling her blonde hair down with shaggy face-framing bangs grazing her cheekbones and partially obscuring her eyes.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Bogged down with five children, Jackie fought being the wife of this prominent man.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20with. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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