as in to happen
to take place
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Recent Examples of go down
Next year is the final year of Wallstedt’s contract, but the Sabres could afford to extend him once Skinner’s dead money cap hit goes down.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Ichiyō has gone down in history as Japan’s first woman writer to earn a living from her writing, and her legacy, which redefined Japanese literature for the modern age, lives on today.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
And because Bargatze is usually the butt of his own jokes, his mix of aw-shucks relatability and self-deprecation goes down nice and easy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Moss, a sophomore, has a 5-1 record and the Bruins have won all but one of his six starts since Reddemann went down.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Hope of settlement went down with the doomed ship, which had been carrying the building supplies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Then Boston went to the bullpen, and things immediately went down the tubes.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Luna, 60, pointed out that crime went down during his first term, along with use-of-force episodes in the jails.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Keeping Kim and losing Espinal to a DFA earlier this week looked dubious when Hernandez went down with another injury on Tuesday.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Ichiyō has gone down in history as Japan’s first woman writer to earn a living from her writing, and her legacy, which redefined Japanese literature for the modern age, lives on today.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
And because Bargatze is usually the butt of his own jokes, his mix of aw-shucks relatability and self-deprecation goes down nice and easy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Moss, a sophomore, has a 5-1 record and the Bruins have won all but one of his six starts since Reddemann went down.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Hope of settlement went down with the doomed ship, which had been carrying the building supplies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Then Boston went to the bullpen, and things immediately went down the tubes.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Luna, 60, pointed out that crime went down during his first term, along with use-of-force episodes in the jails.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Keeping Kim and losing Espinal to a DFA earlier this week looked dubious when Hernandez went down with another injury on Tuesday.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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Today, the property is a best-case example of the magic that happens when old meets new.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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And unlike in-person voting, where verification happens upfront, mail-in ballots must be inspected and have signatures verified.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Malaysian diver Lee Kian Lie told CNN that rescue divers were teaching the villagers how to dive out of the cave themselves, as the space is narrow and water levels are not coming down despite efforts to pump the water out.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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One of these next summers, the cabin is to come down and be replaced with new construction, maybe even the re-creation of a big stone fireplace.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Today, there are nearly 100 million people descended from those immigrants, and a visit really brings their story to life.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Then there is the activism at its most mush-brained.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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