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to take place
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Recent Examples of go down
Two officers fired their service weapons, and the suspect went down.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Canton went down in order in the seventh as the Warriors moved to 6-2 at home on the season.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
As for who the Cubs may hand the ball to with Boyd going down with an injury, Counsell hadn't gotten that far as of Wednesday evening.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
When the swelling on his brain goes down enough, the piece of skull can to be replaced.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The Emirates turned into a stage for unfettered jigs, pogos, salsas — whatever your dancing capabilities, anything went down a treat — as a club turned up the music and danced as one.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
The team could’ve responded to going down 1-0 by staying compact, not overcommitting to win the ball or sending too many numbers forward — and kept themselves in the game.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The pickup overturned multiple times, veered off the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, CHP officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
Once Wagner went down, everything flipped.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Canton went down in order in the seventh as the Warriors moved to 6-2 at home on the season.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
As for who the Cubs may hand the ball to with Boyd going down with an injury, Counsell hadn't gotten that far as of Wednesday evening.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
When the swelling on his brain goes down enough, the piece of skull can to be replaced.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The Emirates turned into a stage for unfettered jigs, pogos, salsas — whatever your dancing capabilities, anything went down a treat — as a club turned up the music and danced as one.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
The team could’ve responded to going down 1-0 by staying compact, not overcommitting to win the ball or sending too many numbers forward — and kept themselves in the game.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The pickup overturned multiple times, veered off the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, CHP officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
Once Wagner went down, everything flipped.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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Officials are still trying to determine what happened aboard the ship, which commands fares of up to $28,845 for a 46-day journey that includes a tour of the Antarctica Peninsula and stops in Tierra del Fuego on the southern edge of Argentina.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Voters who won the case wanted the transfer to happen without the waiting period to grant more time for new maps to be drawn.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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And Joly’s ability to stick in Denver and compete with Engram in camp will ultimately come down to Payton’s trust in Joly as a blocker, as Engram was on the field in a blocking role for just 18% of his snaps in 2025.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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In Chris Robinson’s eight years as Lake Highland Prep’s girls lacrosse head coach the Highlanders have faced American Heritage of Delray Beach every year in the final four, with most of those games coming down to the last minute.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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But there was something delightful about how each new director built on the original formula.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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