as in happening
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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Recent Examples of going down
Bright and LoConti had followed a familiar path that millions of mothers like them were also going down.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Those injury issues bled into his junior year, with the 6-foot running back going down on the first day of fall camp in late July.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Getting a bit weird with it, going down these rabbit holes.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
And so to see this whole thing falling apart, her son going down the tubes, what's going to happen to him, her husband, lie after lie and deception after deception, on top of things that predate the show.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And some might be afraid of their property values going down, or that their neighborhood will be rampant with crime.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Thank you for not going down that road.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
So why are satisfaction rates going down?
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Those injury issues bled into his junior year, with the 6-foot running back going down on the first day of fall camp in late July.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Getting a bit weird with it, going down these rabbit holes.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
And so to see this whole thing falling apart, her son going down the tubes, what's going to happen to him, her husband, lie after lie and deception after deception, on top of things that predate the show.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And some might be afraid of their property values going down, or that their neighborhood will be rampant with crime.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Thank you for not going down that road.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
So why are satisfaction rates going down?
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going down
Verb
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Out of nowhere, cassette tape sales were on fire, with sales more than doubling in the first quarter of 2025 while going on to hit numbers not seen in 20 years.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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There is always something going on in Miami.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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For more than 15 years, the Oak Park Farmers Market has spanned McClatchy Park in Sacramento on Saturdays, and the market’s tents are now permanently coming down.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The analysts, who raised their price target to $206 from $195 and kept their buy rating, said consumers getting tax breaks and inflation coming down should help.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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But the Nets, who were coming off a 54-point blowout loss to the crosstown New York Knicks, responded with a 12-2 run, then led for much of the opening quarter.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Raiders, coming off a 3–14 season, are currently without a head coach after firing Pete Carroll following his first season on the job.—
Trevor Woods,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Going down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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