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to take place
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Recent Examples of went down
Orlando captain Robin Jansson went down with a knock in the first half.
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
Gardiner also had three phones on him when the plane went down this week, according to prosecutors.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 May 2026
When the referee went down, Sikoa slid a chair in and tried to goad Keys into using it.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
And then Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez went down in succession.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
The Lakers went down 13 in the third quarter and had to play catchup the rest of the way.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Learning management system Canvas went down Thursday after the online platform was hit by a cyberattack, forcing some Massachusetts colleges to postpone final exams that were scheduled for Friday.
—Anna Meiler, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Deadline hears they were used for the recent live Comic Relief charity broadcast, which insiders said went down well, albeit on a show that attracts less scrutiny.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Pacsun nearly went down the same path.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
Gardiner also had three phones on him when the plane went down this week, according to prosecutors.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 May 2026
When the referee went down, Sikoa slid a chair in and tried to goad Keys into using it.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
And then Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez went down in succession.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
The Lakers went down 13 in the third quarter and had to play catchup the rest of the way.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Learning management system Canvas went down Thursday after the online platform was hit by a cyberattack, forcing some Massachusetts colleges to postpone final exams that were scheduled for Friday.
—Anna Meiler, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Deadline hears they were used for the recent live Comic Relief charity broadcast, which insiders said went down well, albeit on a show that attracts less scrutiny.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Pacsun nearly went down the same path.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
Verb
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Except that is not what happened.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Police said the fatal confrontation happened next to a weed truck parked across from a gas station.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Larry came down to buy a cream separator and ended up buying the whole facility.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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There was an active shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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In our family, my father was usually the one driving, but there was never any doubt who was really setting our direction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Roster moves The Dodgers used a bullpen game on Friday after Snell went on the IL.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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In addition, both went on to star in Dancing with the Stars and ultimately be part of the Love Island USA universe as hosts.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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The Hollywood Reporter connected with Kore-eda in Tokyo ahead of Cannes to discuss how Sheep in a Box came about.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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The project came about after Frances portrayed Lady Macbeth in a 2016 play and planted a seed in her husband's creative mind.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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