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to take place
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Recent Examples of went down
Given how this went down, maybe that was all that needed to be said.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Since Purdy went down with injury, Mac Jones has started two games for San Francisco.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Feeds went down during the day and he was voted out on Vince Panero's HOH.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
After the whistle blew, Burrow first tried to limp off the field but then went down to the turf of Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Where the plane went down in Charlotte remains on private property and cannot be easily accessed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Google Meet went down for tens of thousands of users on Monday.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
And while fans got to see a lot of what went down, the series only scratched the surface.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The patients started the study with higher blood pressure, which went down after the beetroot juice — but blood pressure didn’t change with those in the placebo group.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Since Purdy went down with injury, Mac Jones has started two games for San Francisco.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Feeds went down during the day and he was voted out on Vince Panero's HOH.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
After the whistle blew, Burrow first tried to limp off the field but then went down to the turf of Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Where the plane went down in Charlotte remains on private property and cannot be easily accessed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Google Meet went down for tens of thousands of users on Monday.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
And while fans got to see a lot of what went down, the series only scratched the surface.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The patients started the study with higher blood pressure, which went down after the beetroot juice — but blood pressure didn’t change with those in the placebo group.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
Verb
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The suit alleged that Carr threatened Fitzwater to not say anything about what happened in the office to anyone.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hall allegedly told officers what happened was an accident, but has not admitted to discharging a firearm, according to court documents.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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The 323-foot fly ball came down and hit the pole on the black line that delineates between a ball being out of the park or in play.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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The game included nine triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There was intrigue around the new episode.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The floors also dried quickly — much faster than with traditional mopping, so there was no tiptoing around damp areas.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In fact, as the years went on, the relationship between Sartre and Camus got frostier and frostier.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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As the day went on, the foundation settled into a softer, velvety finish that looked smooth and natural without crossing into shiny territory.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s how the Seinfeld reunion came about.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The first instance of such low correlation came about on July 31, 2023.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fatal crash occurred on the eastbound lanes of State Road 994 and Southwest 117th Avenue.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The official, a Health and Human Services employee, was followed into a bathroom where the incident occurred by the person, who was later arrested.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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