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go down

verb

Definition of go down

slang

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 Here’s everything that goes down in the Overboard-esque Netflix K-drama that combines smalltown romance and crime drama for a satisfying tale of love against all odds. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Despite the uncertainty of how the decertification will unfold, what’s clear is California will not go down without a fight. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The economy lost 23,000 jobs last month, yet the unemployment rate went down as the workforce shrank. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 After this news, prescriptions for hormone therapy went down dramatically. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go down

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Add onto that uncertainty about the rest of this year’s campaign and whether the season-ending team championship in Michigan will happen and the picture only gets murkier.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
The weeklong weather conditions that led to the fires in Ontario are now the type that can happen every six years or so, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Getting everything out is so chaotic that guests start coming down the slide before they’re even done.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Both had introduced a Friday lunchtime town hall — a weekly hour where people could talk through changes coming down the pipeline before and during the transformation.

— Owen Fitzpatrick, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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