as in to happen
to take place
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Recent Examples of go down
In the event the digital assets go down in value, the mortgage loans don’t get affected if the owner keeps making the monthly payments.
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Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
College is typically seen as a ladder out of poverty, especially with net costs going down.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
After Batavia went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the seventh, the game was called for darkness.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
This was a dramatic turn after Starmer had sought a reputation as something of a Trump-whisperer — even if that went down badly with many Britons at home, failing to win discernible gains over the Ukraine war and Trump’s hostile pursuit of Greenland.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
But the parties reached a deal without going down to the wire or triggering a work stoppage.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Jeimer Candelario went down on a curveball.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
That allows one player’s cap number go down for one year, yes.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
An air of rebellion permeated the summit as soon as the sun went down.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
College is typically seen as a ladder out of poverty, especially with net costs going down.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
After Batavia went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the seventh, the game was called for darkness.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
This was a dramatic turn after Starmer had sought a reputation as something of a Trump-whisperer — even if that went down badly with many Britons at home, failing to win discernible gains over the Ukraine war and Trump’s hostile pursuit of Greenland.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
But the parties reached a deal without going down to the wire or triggering a work stoppage.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Jeimer Candelario went down on a curveball.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
That allows one player’s cap number go down for one year, yes.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
An air of rebellion permeated the summit as soon as the sun went down.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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When not giddily tearing apart the rom-com – a key conversation between Charlie and Emma happens in the trope-iest of cinematic eateries, a diner – Borgli asks really major thematic questions with his controversial subject matter.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek held a press conference three hours after the crash and detailed what happened.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those variations came down to either a deal that kept the 24-year-old with the organization for the rest of his career or through his first two free-agent years.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Only 13% of Angelenos even have an opinion of Miller, with 7% coming down on the positive side and 6% negative.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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There were 41 listings in the Charlotte area on the app as of Tuesday afternoon.—
Mary Ramsey
March 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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