go down in history
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: to be remembered as a very important person or event
The discovery of the structure of DNA will go down in history.
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Print Save Israel’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear program on June 12 might go down in history as the start of a significant regional war, and the inflection point that led Iran to finally acquire nuclear weapons.
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2025
Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the House Democratic leader, suggested that Thursday would go down in history as the day Republicans lost the House, while Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, said the bill enhanced his party’s electoral prospects.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
He was also seen by many as heralding a new era for Catholicism, and a man whose momentous decisions will go down in history but who lived with an unwavering humility and kindness.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, his nephew, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will go down in history as the chief architect of dismantling health care.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2025
Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the House Democratic leader, suggested that Thursday would go down in history as the day Republicans lost the House, while Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, said the bill enhanced his party’s electoral prospects.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
He was also seen by many as heralding a new era for Catholicism, and a man whose momentous decisions will go down in history but who lived with an unwavering humility and kindness.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, his nephew, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will go down in history as the chief architect of dismantling health care.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Go down in history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20down%20in%20history. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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