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Recent Examples of fall down
Another angle of the camera footage showed Mitchell falling down the hill near the convenience store.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Free shots on goals are routinely awarded to players who fall down theatrically.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 July 2025
Cashman did a lot, despite the way the new guys fell down on Friday night in Miami.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
Where Visma fell down was probably in the lack of form of a few riders, notably Jorgenson.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Free shots on goals are routinely awarded to players who fall down theatrically.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 July 2025
Cashman did a lot, despite the way the new guys fell down on Friday night in Miami.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
Where Visma fell down was probably in the lack of form of a few riders, notably Jorgenson.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall down
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Freddie Freeman moved to his left, but the ball went under his reach and into right field for a double.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
9 Aug. 2025
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Housing Market Showing Mark Left By DOGE Cuts As a result, many homes on the market are failing to sell or taking longer before going under contract.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Might the supermodel turn out not to be everything she’s cracked up to be?—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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Edmundson said a provision in the tax bill that looks like a positive for his business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 July 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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