goes down

present tense third-person singular of go down, slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of goes down Backside homer off a guy pumping a 100 with one fastball that goes up and one that goes down. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026 But we’re soon immersed in a tale about the pair crossing 50 miles of Alaskan wilderness after their small seaplane goes down. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026 Then as the sun goes down, the lounge will turn into a strictly 21-and-over venue with live music. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026 Once the sun goes down and your lights come on, the balance flips. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 Browning bracken fern goes down, leaves tumble and woods begin to open up. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Susac, whose season is likely over, is currently using crutches while wearing a large black brace on his knee while the swelling goes down. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 There’s a storyline in season two about AI being employed at the hospital, then screwing everything up when the system goes down. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026 That can happen if the X platform itself goes down or if activity on a user’s X or X Money account triggers restrictions. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes down
Verb
  • But Barra knows that the idea will make some consumers uneasy—and GM, more than most companies, knows exactly what happens when customers don’t feel safe.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • What happens next is conveyed almost entirely through flashbacks to dinners that weren’t interesting enough to become full scenes.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Part of the appeal comes down to the versatility of the blank slate, but an outsized amount of credit has to go to the community of hustlers in New York City.
    — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Part of the disconnect between fuel prices and airfares comes down to timing, House said.
    — Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mathematicians strongly suspect that there is a genuinely knotty loop that also has a Jones polynomial 1.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That is a hard thing to ask of organizations with famously small margins, if there is any margin worth mentioning.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Goes down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20down. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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