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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Verb
  • As New York closed in on Tuesday's vote, more investors got nervous as the polls showed Mamdani was leading.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Daniels gets his guy Aiyuk, who's the younger, and potentially better receiver.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • With the unlikelihood of Saudi Arabia catching any strays, WWE talent arrived in Riyadh this week with no incident.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • That unique twist is exactly what caught the attention of Quinn Cosgrove, bass player for local Kansas band The Whips.
    Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to experts, and historically most children contracted it before the age of 15.
    Jen Christiansen, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
  • Focusing On The Data Clearly, given these factors, the costs of the modernization and expansion efforts AI demands aren’t feasible as viewed currently, particularly in a time when public-sector and private-sector investments are contracting, not growing.
    Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Go down (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down%20%28with%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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