Thesaurus results for GONE DOWN

gone down

verb

past participle of go down, slang

as in happened

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

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Recent Examples of gone down The deer population has fallen by nearly half, but the tick story is more complicated; while tick numbers have gone down, the proportion carrying Lyme has gone up. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Some of her subjects, then at the pinnacle of fame, have since gone down strange paths. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 21 July 2026 In what could have gone down as a reminder that there’s still time to salvage their season, the San Diego Padres challenged a first-place club Monday night and almost came out ahead. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Mayor Evans and City Manager Joe Smolinski argued that despite incurring debt, Mansfield’s tax rate has consistently gone down in recent years while the homestead property tax exemption rate has increased. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026 Karen says homelessness has gone down by more than 17%. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 To a degree, the Bucks already have gone down that road, with the bad contract extended last summer to Myles Turner in free agency and the corresponding waive-and-stretch of Damian Lillard, a contract that will remain on their cap through 2029-30. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026 This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year. — Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026 Spending still out of control The second interim budget presentation also revealed that spending with third party contractors has not gone down as much as was projected at the first interim update. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone down

Verb

Now, as her family, friends and fans mourn, questions remain about what happened in the actress’ final hours before her death at age 36, far from home at an apartment in South Carolina.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Although the crime happened in Kansas City, Argyriou said, so did the response.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

When service is done and cleaned up, both Joy and Kayley cry tears of embarrassment and frustration.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
The first, the Norwood procedure, is typically done within the first two weeks of a baby’s life, followed by the Bi-directional Glenn Shunt procedure at around 4 to 6 months and the Fontan procedure around 18 months to 3 years.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of done

Verb

As for Joe Musgrove’s next opportunity, that will come Thursday for Triple-A El Paso for Oklahoma City.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Menon came aboard on July 14, making the trip on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft along with cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

But Zhuque-3 came down on terra firma and stayed upright thanks to a set of landing legs, like those sported by SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Former Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline once told me the difference between a young player who plays and those who don’t usually comes down to intelligence, not athleticism.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026