as in happened
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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Recent Examples of gone down
This year, as more and more positions were left unfilled, that number has gone down to 288.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone down
Verb
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Out of 34 matchups between FBS teams that have been played at least 110 times, Mizzou-Kansas is one of two that hasn’t happened the past two seasons.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eight of the top ten drawings happened this decade.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most of the damage done by the Trojans came in the ground game with three touchdowns.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some, like Hugo Ekitike, Joao Pedro, Jack Grealish and Mohammed Kudus, have already done so.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Russell’s touchdown came 3 plays after Green ran for 35 yards on the first play of the possession that began at midfield.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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The multi-styler comes with all kinds of attachments, including several long barrels, two smoothing brushes, a round volumizing brush, and a smoothing dryer.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This scuttles a compromise, whereby paintings of Lee in his prewar blue Army uniform could remain while the portrait of Lee the secessionist and enslaver came down.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the price of a case increased from $42 to $170, and has not come down much since.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Gone down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20down. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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