FALL DOWN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

fall down

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Definition of fall down

as in to go under

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Recent Examples of fall down How her autopsy pointed to something far different from a fall down the stairs. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026 This amount should be small enough to easily fall down to the soil. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 July 2026 Davis died in 1990 after a fall down stairs while under the influence of alcohol. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 His health problems resembled a fall down a long flight of stairs, with pauses at several landings. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall down

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Iliman Ndiaye, another City debutant, showed flashes of promise, while Gianluigi Donnarumma made a couple of big saves when needed (the less said about the moment the Italian nearly let the ball go under his foot and over the goal-line, the better).

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
As both players’ clocks go under 10 seconds, hands are flying over the board.

— Peter Doggers, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2026

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But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Even professional designers have had to learn the hard way that some types of furniture pieces aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026

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