GO DOWN (WITH) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

go down (with)

verb

Definition of go down (with)

chiefly British

as in to come down (with)

to become affected with (a disease or disorder) across the United Kingdom a number of children have gone down with chicken pox this week

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The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

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Anaplasmosis can also cause severe illness, including respiratory failure, bleeding problems, organ failure and death, though it can also be treated with antibiotics, especially if caught early.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
For many who are caught in, recovering from or trying to avoid the next heatwave, their prayers for rain might well be answered.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

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Yuba City resident Michelle Reinhart said the disease left her essentially paralyzed, unable to move her hands or head for about two weeks after contracting the disease in 2015.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The extra heating deep down will also impact the future of these sub-Neptune planets, since the extra heat will keep their lower atmosphere bloated and prevent the planet from contracting over billions of years.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026

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