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Recent Examples of went down
Tryon-Shoyinka will help replace the loss of defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo, who went down with an Achilles injury last week.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Cowley went down a different path.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Multiple games went down to the wire, including one finish in Cincinnati that may prove to be the wildest finish of the season.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Early in the fourth quarter, when Hoecht went down with a non-contact injury and couldn’t put any weight on his right foot, the Bills feared the worst.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Wentz’s career went down a different path after that season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the three reunited for the Back to the Beach podcast, in which Cavallari claimed that a lot of what went down between them — the fights, harsh words, and rivalry — was largely made up.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The vote went down party lines, with Republicans winning a 211-210 vote to keep them private, despite a growing call to release them from both sides of the political aisle.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The last two of the quartet that went down were LSU at Vanderbilt and Texas Tech at Arizona State.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Cowley went down a different path.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Multiple games went down to the wire, including one finish in Cincinnati that may prove to be the wildest finish of the season.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Early in the fourth quarter, when Hoecht went down with a non-contact injury and couldn’t put any weight on his right foot, the Bills feared the worst.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Wentz’s career went down a different path after that season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the three reunited for the Back to the Beach podcast, in which Cavallari claimed that a lot of what went down between them — the fights, harsh words, and rivalry — was largely made up.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The vote went down party lines, with Republicans winning a 211-210 vote to keep them private, despite a growing call to release them from both sides of the political aisle.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
The last two of the quartet that went down were LSU at Vanderbilt and Texas Tech at Arizona State.
—Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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That’s exactly what happened — and the Aggies may even be on the way up in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dreier says that understanding what happened and is happening to Mars could help scientists better protect our own climate and atmosphere from current and future solar threats.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
5 Nov. 2025
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Then too there was a whole other set of incentives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hell there was even a cartoon about it.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The next year, eleven journalists went on to form the White House Correspondents’ Association in response to rumors that the Congressional Standing Committee of Correspondents was planning on selecting which reporters were invited to presidential news conferences.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Spain pushed the conflict into the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea, and the English Channel, while France went on the offensive almost everywhere else.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those closures came about 20 months after Bloomin' Brands shuttered 41 locations in February 2024, with Outback Steakhouse restaurants making up the majority of the closures.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s really how that came about.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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