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to take place
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Recent Examples of go down
After rookie Brock Lampe went down with an injury this summer, Westover moved from tight end to fullback and earned his spot on the 53-man roster.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
So, what went down on Dynamite?
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Now, Fincke has revealed a tantalizing clue about what went down during the first medical evacuation in the space station’s 25 years of continuous occupation.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
The roller-coaster Jonathan Kuminga saga took another turn this week for the Golden State Warriors with Jimmy Butler going down with a season-ending ACL tear.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But did Heather and Jason go down under?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
The chef and model wrote multiple scathing posts detailing what went down with his parents, David and Victoria.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Jan. 2026
But the Hawks couldn’t complete a rally to down the Bucks and lost 112-110 in a game that went down to the buzzer.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Webb had played only three offensive snaps — one fewer than Stidham this season — when he was called on to start a wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers after Christian Ponder went down with an elbow injury.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
So, what went down on Dynamite?
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Now, Fincke has revealed a tantalizing clue about what went down during the first medical evacuation in the space station’s 25 years of continuous occupation.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
The roller-coaster Jonathan Kuminga saga took another turn this week for the Golden State Warriors with Jimmy Butler going down with a season-ending ACL tear.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But did Heather and Jason go down under?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
The chef and model wrote multiple scathing posts detailing what went down with his parents, David and Victoria.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Jan. 2026
But the Hawks couldn’t complete a rally to down the Bucks and lost 112-110 in a game that went down to the buzzer.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Webb had played only three offensive snaps — one fewer than Stidham this season — when he was called on to start a wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers after Christian Ponder went down with an elbow injury.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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What’s happening in Minneapolis isn’t a policy debate playing out on cable news.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As often happens during a crisis, the best of intentions can lead to some bad ideas.—
Matthew Kandrach,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The difference comes down to alignment.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Walsh was out of the fold on this night, band leader Don Henley explained to the crowd, due to his coming down with the flu.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
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And there are signs that assumptions about men’s unwillingness to use such products are eroding.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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There are more of us than there will ever be of them.—
Katherine Packert Burke,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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