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
Firm crispy cookie that goes down like a handful of chips but not for someone who likes a chewy cookie.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The roar starts before the lights go down — a low, collective thunder that shakes the arena floor.
—Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
This, obviously, wouldn't go down well with Haas F1 team owner, Gene Haas, who has year-on-year shown no interest in selling any portion of his shareholding despite being approached a number of times.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
His scoring rate went down, along with his shot volume.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
Though, the team might be without defensive back Nikai Martinez, who was injured in a play minutes before Matthews went down with the injury that put him in an amublance.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has been a bright spot for the team all season as the roster saw several star players, including Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, go down for the season due to injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The roar starts before the lights go down — a low, collective thunder that shakes the arena floor.
—Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
This, obviously, wouldn't go down well with Haas F1 team owner, Gene Haas, who has year-on-year shown no interest in selling any portion of his shareholding despite being approached a number of times.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
His scoring rate went down, along with his shot volume.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
Though, the team might be without defensive back Nikai Martinez, who was injured in a play minutes before Matthews went down with the injury that put him in an amublance.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has been a bright spot for the team all season as the roster saw several star players, including Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, go down for the season due to injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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This all has happened while under the new leadership of Louisville Metro Police Department's chief Paul Humphrey.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The journalists' arrests happened not long after police issued the dispersal order.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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After Seahawks-Cardinals came down to the wire on TNF in Week 4, last night's 49ers-Rams matchup delivered another memorable ending to kickstart Week 5.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Two paths to scale The fundamental difference between DAC approaches comes down to the chemical agent used to capture CO2.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Overall, there are 838 total general officers and admirals on active duty -- 446 of them are from the higher two-star, three-star and four-star ranks -- according to the Pentagon's latest statistics from June.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lewis said during Monday’s midday press conference that there were plans in the works to again get tickets distributed.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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