as in to go under
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Recent Examples of fall down
After falling down 1-0 in the opening minutes, Elias Pettersson, Filip Hronek, Brock Boeser, Conor Garland, and Dakota Joshua all scored goals.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Dramatic footage captured in Bangkok midday Friday showed a 33-story apartment building that was under construction falling down, scattering dust and debris throughout the city's streets.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The move caused the beagle and rottweiler breeds to fall down to 8 and 9, respectively.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Do Bissell robot vacuums fall down stairs?
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Dramatic footage captured in Bangkok midday Friday showed a 33-story apartment building that was under construction falling down, scattering dust and debris throughout the city's streets.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The move caused the beagle and rottweiler breeds to fall down to 8 and 9, respectively.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Do Bissell robot vacuums fall down stairs?
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall down
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When existing inventory runs out, store owners will face hard choices: Eat the costs and risk going under.—
Karen Yuan,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2025
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The struggles of United and Spurs have been pored over for months, but West Ham’s truly dreadful campaign has gone under the radar.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Everyone was cracking up, and Grandma was laughing too.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Well, private jets aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, either.—
Jonathan Margolis,
Air Mail,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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