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
Advertisement How did the gun battle go down?
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump didn't provide details but claimed prices will go down.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lauren could go down and own the paint and post up.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
When indices like the S&P 500 have gone down recently, Bitcoin has sunk even further.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
With two more trading sessions to go, this month could go down as the worst for Indian IT stocks nearly two decades.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
The 38-year-old Crosby went down in the second period of Canada's quarterfinal win over Czechia.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The three actors spend the bulk of their time explaining how things went down in real time, as opposed to rattling off high and low lights.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
And so that would mean that prices of particular goods could go down, but the overall level would remain pretty high.
—James Doubek, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump didn't provide details but claimed prices will go down.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lauren could go down and own the paint and post up.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
When indices like the S&P 500 have gone down recently, Bitcoin has sunk even further.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
With two more trading sessions to go, this month could go down as the worst for Indian IT stocks nearly two decades.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
The 38-year-old Crosby went down in the second period of Canada's quarterfinal win over Czechia.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The three actors spend the bulk of their time explaining how things went down in real time, as opposed to rattling off high and low lights.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
And so that would mean that prices of particular goods could go down, but the overall level would remain pretty high.
—James Doubek, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
Verb
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Mickey Drexler doesn’t like to wait for things to happen.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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In Chechnya, only the first step happened, which was predictable.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This rockfight between two blood rivals looks like its coming down to the final whistle.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The net opens mid-air, entangles the drone and deploys a parachute so everything comes down safely.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The last Democrat to win statewide there was in 1994.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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