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

going down (with)

verb

present participle of go down (with), chiefly British

as in coming 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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The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
That being said, SPORT explains that Real Madrid are optimistic about getting a deal over the line after agreeing personal terms with the player.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Former Chicago Police first deputy superintendent Anthony Riccio said catching these riders isn't easy and riders know it.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Polizzi, 38, credited regular Pap smears with catching her cancer early and encouraged other women to keep up with their own exams for early detection.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026

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McConnell has not been seen or heard in public since he was hospitalized in mid-June after suffering the fall at his home in Washington and then contracting pneumonia.

— Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
This summer’s cyclospora outbreak has triggered worries about contracting a nasty foodborne gastrointestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

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