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Recent Examples of went down
As the main march went down 7th Avenue, a second demonstration went parallel, down Broadway.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Things got worse for the Wild a few shifts later when Spurgeon foiled a Florida rush to the Minnesota net, but went down at full speed and slid hard into the goalpost, knocking the net off the moorings.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
Both were over the Atlantic when their plane went down.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The lights went down, and a medley of ABBA songs came streaming through the speakers.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Phone systems and emails went down.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The officer fired his service weapon, and the man went down, Garcia said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
Recalling how things went down in the previous meeting with the San Antonio Spurs and French phenom Victor Wembanyama two months ago, Charles Lee pointed to their successful game plan.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
Newcastle went down twice, most recently in 2016, and was bought by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in 2021 and has won a trophy and consistently been in the Champions League.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Things got worse for the Wild a few shifts later when Spurgeon foiled a Florida rush to the Minnesota net, but went down at full speed and slid hard into the goalpost, knocking the net off the moorings.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
Both were over the Atlantic when their plane went down.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The lights went down, and a medley of ABBA songs came streaming through the speakers.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Phone systems and emails went down.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The officer fired his service weapon, and the man went down, Garcia said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
Recalling how things went down in the previous meeting with the San Antonio Spurs and French phenom Victor Wembanyama two months ago, Charles Lee pointed to their successful game plan.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
Newcastle went down twice, most recently in 2016, and was bought by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in 2021 and has won a trophy and consistently been in the Champions League.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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Much has happened since, when the Hornets trudged out of Madison Square Garden with a 6-16 mark.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The initial rally happened on June 14, a week after the uptick in immigration enforcement operations in LA County.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Those variations came down to either a deal that kept the 24-year-old with the organization for the rest of his career or through his first two free-agent years.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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In late February, a landmark farmhouse came down on the southeast corner of the megasite.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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With the Iran war in its fifth week, attacks in the Middle East continued and there was still no clear end to the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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There was consensus on protecting the victims.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Until last month, their longest stretch apart came when Bello went on a multi-day field trip in seventh grade.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Recently, Joe Kent, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned earlier this month in opposition to the war, went on Tucker Carlson’s show.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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The album came about after McCartney met with go-to rock producer Andrew Watt.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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Her interest in politics and election mechanics came about while growing up in Culver City, where her father served as a councilman and mayor.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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