GOES DOWN (WITH) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

goes down (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of go down (with), chiefly British

as in comes 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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But the template—already structured for your business, with the right fields and formulas—gets you to an answer in minutes, not hours.

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Washington has won three straight and wants to shore up its playoff position as the season gets toward crunch time.

— Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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In his first season with the Chiefs, Thornton in 2025 set career highs in touchdowns (three), catches that resulted in a first down (15) and receiving yards (438) in 2025.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The mentor or peer advisor catches the blind spot no spreadsheet can see.

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The department is looking to buy eight Skydio X10 drones from Axon, the same company the department contracts with to surveil cars in the city.

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This means that immunity against other threats such as the common cold, flu or coronavirus can disappear if a person contracts measles without any existing immunity.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

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