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to take place
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Recent Examples of went down
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
Hicks went down on the ice for a few minutes before staying in the game.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Swasti Singhai The fighter jet that went down over Iran on April 3 was an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter, a two-seat combat aircraft.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Jacquie Ovalle went down with a hamstring injury, forcing head coach Seb Hines to replace her with Summer Yates in the 58th minute.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s Jacquie Ovalle went down while pursuing Angel City’s Sveindís Jónsdóttir on a breakaway.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Navarro reached an arm out and Laryea went down right outside the box.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Red Sox went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth against All-Star closer Mason Miller, who struck out Marcelo Mayer to end the game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
Hicks went down on the ice for a few minutes before staying in the game.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Swasti Singhai The fighter jet that went down over Iran on April 3 was an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter, a two-seat combat aircraft.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Jacquie Ovalle went down with a hamstring injury, forcing head coach Seb Hines to replace her with Summer Yates in the 58th minute.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s Jacquie Ovalle went down while pursuing Angel City’s Sveindís Jónsdóttir on a breakaway.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Navarro reached an arm out and Laryea went down right outside the box.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Red Sox went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth against All-Star closer Mason Miller, who struck out Marcelo Mayer to end the game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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Staffers also contacted the Colorado State Patrol, as the 70-car pileup happened, to alert law enforcement.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Crash happened amid snowy weather The Colorado Department of Transportation previously warned motorists that winter driving conditions were being reported throughout the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor on April 14.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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The order that came down from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s director, Meghan Hertel, applies to Zone 3, the waters from the Sonoma-Mendocino County line south to Pigeon Point near Pescadero in San Mateo County.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The game included eight triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Following Prince’s death, there was a two-year investigation into the circumstances around his untimely passing.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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There was no immediate word on the identities of the perpetrator or the identify of the person who died.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Hawks went on to outscore them, 20-9, through the rest of regulation.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The photo carousel went on to feature Hathaway’s final look, an off-the-shoulder neutral top with exaggerated sleeves, paired with black leather pants by Vaquera, per Vogue.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Included is a a story of how each came about and suggestions for 1980s songs to play when there’s a group making them.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Garrod Farms came about in 1893, when David and Sophia Garrod of Sussex, England, along with their three children, arrived at Ellis Island.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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