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Recent Examples of went down
The major aspects of basketball aren’t the reason Philadelphia went down 108-100 to Boston.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
This is a story that Yetnikoff loved to tell, and some version of that possibly went down.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
Juan Soto returned to the lineup this week after sitting out with a strained calf for a few weeks, but then Francisco Lindor went down with his own calf injury.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 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
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 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
Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
This is a story that Yetnikoff loved to tell, and some version of that possibly went down.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
Juan Soto returned to the lineup this week after sitting out with a strained calf for a few weeks, but then Francisco Lindor went down with his own calf injury.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 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
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 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
Verb
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The same thing happened with Simply Grand Kitchen and Creamery, which is directly next door to Dunn Deal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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If two Republican state senators had voted differently and done right by the people, a massive and legally dubious redrawing of Florida congressional districts would never have happened.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Both results came down to basics.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 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
Verb
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After Monday night’s Game 4 victory, there was no bravado, no declarations and no viral sound bites waiting to be misinterpreted.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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There was no comedian present (there was, however, a mentalist) for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but that didn’t stop Jimmy Kimmel from presenting his alternative version of what his WHCD monologue might look like on his Thursday, April 23, show.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Capitals scored shortly after that hit and went on to win Game 4 to claim a 3-1 series lead.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 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
Verb
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Once that period of time passes, a more in-depth investigation is required to bring arrestable charges against a suspect; in Lussier's case, the auditor's report noted that her final 911 call came about half an hour beyond the window.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Torre reported the deal came about seven months after Ballmer personally invested $50 million in Aspiration, in September 2021, and the Clippers announced their $300 million sponsorship deal.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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