as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet
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Recent Examples of do down
Raiders coach Shane Krause, no stranger to the postseason, liked the first half from his squad, then tipped his cap to what Glenn did down the stretch.
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Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Fullback Kyle Juszczyk became a go-to pass-catching threat because any open man would do down the stretch.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
While the Guardians are not letting the Red Sox get comfortable, manager Alex Cora is not worrying about what the Guardians do down the stretch.
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Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
The A-list includes immediate and necessary improvements, while the B-list contains improvements that can be done down the road but that aren’t necessary.
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Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
The Nuggets simply know what to do down the stretch of games, and the Thunder have struggled in the two close games of the series.
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Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
Devastating downgrade, but the Club stock has been doing down forever.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
One potential separator in Jensen’s favor — especially if Utah has its eyes on what BYU is doing down the road — is his international experience.
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Cj Moore,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Fullback Kyle Juszczyk became a go-to pass-catching threat because any open man would do down the stretch.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
While the Guardians are not letting the Red Sox get comfortable, manager Alex Cora is not worrying about what the Guardians do down the stretch.
—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
The A-list includes immediate and necessary improvements, while the B-list contains improvements that can be done down the road but that aren’t necessary.
—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
The Nuggets simply know what to do down the stretch of games, and the Thunder have struggled in the two close games of the series.
—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
Devastating downgrade, but the Club stock has been doing down forever.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
One potential separator in Jensen’s favor — especially if Utah has its eyes on what BYU is doing down the road — is his international experience.
—
Cj Moore,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do down
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
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With life spent largely on transit, navigating tight layovers, and using their days off to jet-set across the globe, flight attendants have mastered the art of packing.
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Netanyahu, 76, has spent decades mastering political theater, sharp messaging and grand performances.
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Huffines defeated Kelly Hancock, a longtime Abbott ally who the governor appointed to the seat in July.
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In the early matchups, Ecuador upset Germany, Ivory Coast beat Curaçao 2-0, the Netherlands defeated Tunisia 3-1, and Japan and Sweden tied 1-1.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Miguel Vargas bested the Royals early with a two-run homer in the first inning.
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Trump ripped up that deal in 2018 and has been obsessed with besting it with his own.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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So Bauer heads back to Mexico City, continuing a journey that has taken him everywhere except the bigs.
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The Property Brothers star, 48, got candid about previously letting his work bleed too much into his home life, to the point where his 4-year-old son, Parker, started noticing.
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The small island nation off the western coast of Africa, which is making its debut on soccer’s grandest stage, already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay.
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Despite anti-bot measures on ticket sites, scalpers are constantly updating their software to get around new rules and restrictions.
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To get around the closure, Caltrans District 3 advises motorists to merge onto westbound Interstate 80, take the Kidwell Road exit, turn left onto Kidwell Road and then turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 80 on-ramp.
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