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to take place
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Recent Examples of go down
Iranian destroyer sank near Sri Lanka Sri Lankan authorities said the Iranian ship went down roughly 25 miles (40 kilometers) off the country’s southern coastline.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
The square-neck one-piece featured a thong design, completely open back, and large cutouts going down either side of her body.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
The Londoner played just 19 minutes against Auburn before going down with a knee injury.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Iran’s total number of ballistic missiles fired in the region has gone down by 86% from the first day of fighting, Caine told reporters.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Reimer remembers going down to the beach as a child to see the grunion, and now likes to educate the next generation of youngsters who show up to see them.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Below, find some thoughts on what might go down in season five if the Bridgerton books have anything to say about it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
The ship went down with 180 people aboard, the AP reported.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Many of them would likely seek an immediate exit if Spurs did go down.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
The square-neck one-piece featured a thong design, completely open back, and large cutouts going down either side of her body.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
The Londoner played just 19 minutes against Auburn before going down with a knee injury.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Iran’s total number of ballistic missiles fired in the region has gone down by 86% from the first day of fighting, Caine told reporters.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Reimer remembers going down to the beach as a child to see the grunion, and now likes to educate the next generation of youngsters who show up to see them.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Below, find some thoughts on what might go down in season five if the Bridgerton books have anything to say about it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
The ship went down with 180 people aboard, the AP reported.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Many of them would likely seek an immediate exit if Spurs did go down.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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Liege police said that the blast outside the synagogue happened in the early hours of Monday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The number one thing will be what happens with these state lawsuits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Best financial advisors, top firms ranked View More The improvement is at least partly due to interest rates that have come down slowly.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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The city council vote to approve the funding package came down 5-2, with Councilmember Brice Stewart and Mayor Rory Rowland voting in opposition.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The last Democrat to win statewide there was in 1994.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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