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Recent Examples of went down
Legal bills As her campaign income went down, her spending on legal expenses has gone up.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Cam was returning to his home in the Prescott area after a brief trip to California when his plane went down, according to Tony.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
But just when the Lakers' core was finally healthy again, Doncic went down during their fifth win in seven games.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Our team actually went down a rabbit hole really just studying this category of books because there are a lot of folks that didn’t even really know that this genre existed or existed in such volume and that there was so much fandom around it.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
But then Diallo went down with a season-ending injury in the first game of the season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Sophomore wing Kennedy Smith went down with an injury after that, and USC blew a fourth-quarter lead to Oregon a few nights later.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
When Nix went down last week, Payton didn’t waste any time.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
That rubber floor went down last week.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Cam was returning to his home in the Prescott area after a brief trip to California when his plane went down, according to Tony.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
But just when the Lakers' core was finally healthy again, Doncic went down during their fifth win in seven games.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Our team actually went down a rabbit hole really just studying this category of books because there are a lot of folks that didn’t even really know that this genre existed or existed in such volume and that there was so much fandom around it.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
But then Diallo went down with a season-ending injury in the first game of the season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Sophomore wing Kennedy Smith went down with an injury after that, and USC blew a fourth-quarter lead to Oregon a few nights later.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
When Nix went down last week, Payton didn’t waste any time.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
That rubber floor went down last week.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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The cause of the accident, which happened shortly before noon in good weather, was not immediately clear.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The water reaching the Lower Basin will probably fall below that point later this year or next, which has never happened, said Brenda Burman, general manager of the Central Arizona Project.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down ninth, just before her, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down immediately before her and placed sixth, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.—
Andrew Dampf,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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In between acts, there was a dance intermission featuring background dancers, including a solo female dancer performing a contemporary piece, before the stage opened to a full dance performance.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detectives did not indicate that there was any connection between the two incidents.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Councilman Urbom then went on to gesture, looking through the barrel of a gun with one eye.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Foege went on to lead the CDC and served as a senior medical adviser and senior fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Jan. 2026
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His 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League wins, one Cup Winners’ Cup, five FA Cups and four League Cups over 26 years at United came about through constant reinvention and change, rather than refining and iterating any singular strategic vision.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to salad-making legend, the concoction came about when a couple of patrons arrived near closing time and ordered a salad.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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