go down

slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
Verb
  • The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • The incident happened on Saturday, June 14, after a group of kids allegedly were playing with gasoline and lighting things on fire in Tremont City, Ohio, WHIO-TV, WDTN-TV and The Springfield News-Sun reported.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • In the president’s view, interest rates should come down because inflation has not increased.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
  • Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and a former Fed economist, said that the projections show that policymakers do expect inflation to come down in 2026 and 2027, with the tariffs having just a temporary impact.
    Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • There were transfer kids available, who were good kids who wanted to come after Spencer left.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • Inside the Piloti Ferrari 296 Speciale, the racing seats are made of Alcantara, there is extra carbon fiber, and the seat inserts contain fireproof fabric that is also used for Le Mans drivers.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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