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to take place
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Recent Examples of going down
Minnesota was on the verge of going down 3-1 and failing to take advantage of Wembanyama’s absence.
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 May 2026
There’s like a ridge going down the middle of it.
—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
While the rate may be going down, renters can expect to 35% of their monthly paycheck on rent, and a typical starter home costs around $276,600, taking grads around 4 years to save up for a down payment.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
This was going down on day one of the new season, in the spring, to get those expectations in the books.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The time interval between a car going up and a car going down is therefore extremely short.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
My wife loves going down there and taking like strolls and walks and just eating good food.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The likelihood of Ritchie being in the rotation by the end of this month may not as be as high, even with Joey Wentz going down with a torn ACL on Tuesday and two other pitchers already on the shelf.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
We’re used to seeing these big, snowy mountains, with ski lines going down them.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 May 2026
There’s like a ridge going down the middle of it.
—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
While the rate may be going down, renters can expect to 35% of their monthly paycheck on rent, and a typical starter home costs around $276,600, taking grads around 4 years to save up for a down payment.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
This was going down on day one of the new season, in the spring, to get those expectations in the books.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The time interval between a car going up and a car going down is therefore extremely short.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
My wife loves going down there and taking like strolls and walks and just eating good food.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The likelihood of Ritchie being in the rotation by the end of this month may not as be as high, even with Joey Wentz going down with a torn ACL on Tuesday and two other pitchers already on the shelf.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
We’re used to seeing these big, snowy mountains, with ski lines going down them.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going down
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Of course, many of the best looks of the week stemmed from the countless Met after-parties happening in New York, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 May 2026
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There’s a divisive court battle happening in Bergen County over its 1700s-era blue laws, which limit sales on clothes, home decor and more.—
Tim Craig,
Washington Post,
10 May 2026
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The first quarter was back and forth until the Aces got hot, going on a 13-0 run over a 90-second stretch to break open a double-digit lead fueled by six points from Carter.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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All conversations are going on at the moment.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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As Miller relayed this story, the sound of a vehicle coming down the dirt road interrupted him.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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These barriers are now coming down.—
Peter S. Hendricks,
STAT,
6 May 2026
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Police then shot Kirby in two more hails of gunfire, with the first and last shots coming about 17 seconds apart, video showed.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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That alone suggests there very well may be a sequel coming about the latter, much more controversial half of the King of Pop’s reign.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones is coming off a season-ending torn Achilles.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Shortly after coming off the bench, James Maddison went down in pain following a collision with Newcastle winger Anthony Elanga.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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