Thesaurus results for GO DOWN

go down

verb

Definition of go down

slang

as in to happen

to take place when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

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Recent Examples of go down Football is in his rearview mirror, and this new life goes down agreeably, like one of the smoothies. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 Gabriel Edwards, 42, went missing on July 1 after his helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea, according to a Navy announcement. — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 The number of mental-health appointments for girls goes down, but their rate of diagnosis doesn’t change. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Trust your instincts without going down the rabbit hole of confusion. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go down

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An amendment to prohibit noncitizens from voting, a thing that has not happened, and a thing already prohibited.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Apparently, this happens all the time because Daisy is Martha’s makeup artist as well as traveling companion, sounding board, and whipping boy.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of happen

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Trump on Wednesday said energy prices that have been elevated due to the Iran war will not come down until after the midterm elections, which are due in November.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Minnesota Vikings The starting quarterback decision came down to consistency.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of come down

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After the sentencing, Lee's wife, Elizabeth Tang, told reporters there is no freedom of speech in Hong Kong and that the sentences would shock and anger many people.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Meteorologically speaking, there are precisely 2,157 hours, or about 89 days, in an autumn in Chicago.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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