Thesaurus results for GOING DOWN

going down

verb

present participle of go down, slang

as in happening

to take place when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

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Recent Examples of going down Armstrong was the Commanders’ best pass rusher last year before going down with a torn ACL. — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026 But everything changed for the worse this week, with Williams and Cason Wallace both going down with injuries that could sideline them for the entire season. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Top Commanders wideout Terry McLaurin had to be carted off the field in the first half with an apparent left knee injury after going down without contact. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The sun going down over Coleman Pond, which sits at the back of Katz’s Lincolnville property. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 The series follows the Canadian team’s historic run to the World Cup final, where they were ultimately toppled by host country England, going down 33-13 in front of a sellout crowd of 82,000 at Twickenham Stadium in South West London. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 And finding that fresh way to tell stories doesn’t necessarily mean going down the tried-and-tested horror route. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 And while the club escaped with a draw after going down 2-0 on Friday, results elsewhere have given KC a bit of cushion at the playoff cut line. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Trust your instincts without going down the rabbit hole of confusion. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for going down

Verb

Similar intra-party, generational battles are happening across the country and in Sacramento.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
And does repeatedly highlighting negativity overshadow the positive things happening with attendance and television audiences?

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of happening

Verb

About 4,400 workers are prohibited from going on strike because they are deemed essential to public health and safety.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And the other film is about a Jordanian farmer and the water loss in Jordan, because there’s a whole political situation going on with water being stolen by Israel.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of going on

Verb

Although Wall Street estimates are likely coming down once analysts have had a chance to sharpen their pencils and update their models, investors can take comfort in knowing that the stock is now reflecting a more realistic path in the recovery.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Black’s wife, who had summoned Bell, was concerned that her husband was coming down with a cold.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming down

Verb

So even after a summer in which Miami acquired a two-time MVP (Giannis Antetokounmpo) and another future Hall of Famer (Klay Thompson), the questions keep coming about which player the Heat can now add to put it over the top.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
But to answer your question, yes, there is stuff coming about the other silos.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026