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 Kevin Keegan’s first day in Liverpool has gone down in Red folklore. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Even if the cost of chocolate goes down, Ivorians largely view it as a children’s snack or a treat for special occasions. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 Moore, Gordon injured Dolphins rookie linebacker and edge rusher Trey Moore went down with an injury in the first quarter of Saturday’s game. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Future Ted reveals that that actually went down at his 31st birthday party. — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go down

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Confession, but questions remain Precisely what happened after Berezovska, Reut and Zhykovych met by the highway is unclear — each of the two men have given their own version of the story.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The tinted windows looked out onto the courts where Richardson trained some of the best young female players in the Rio Grande Valley, but the glass was one-way, and from outside, nothing that happened in the room was visible.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of happen

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But Zhuque-3 came down on terra firma and stayed upright thanks to a set of landing legs, like those sported by SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Former Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline once told me the difference between a young player who plays and those who don’t usually comes down to intelligence, not athleticism.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of come down

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There are steps everywhere, apart from the restaurant, and access on and off the boats can be a bit tricky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
According to the District Attorney’s Office, there were 571 parole hearings scheduled last year for people sentenced in San Diego to life in prison.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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