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to take place
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Recent Examples of went down
Grown men took delight in hitting one of the beach balls — some painted like soccer balls — that floated through the air during the walk, which started at the Power & Light District, went down Grand Boulevard and ended at Fan Fest.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Xhaka was about to take a free kick when Larin blocked him and went down on the pitch.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Around Christmas 2024 the Estlink 2 cable between Finland and Estonia went down after a shadow-fleet tanker, the Eagle S, dragged its anchor across the seabed.
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Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Then Ward, Rushing and Alex Freeland, all went down swinging.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
That team spirit will be tested against the Socceroos later today in what is expected to be a feisty, physical affair after what went down the last time these two teams played.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Brazil drew their first game against Morocco, while Haiti went down fighting 0-1 to Scotland.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
The aircraft went down while on a test mission in support of a radar modernization program, generating a large plume of smoke visible from miles away.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina went down a man in the 80th minute when defender Tarik Muharemovic was shown a straight red card for a foul just outside the box.
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Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Xhaka was about to take a free kick when Larin blocked him and went down on the pitch.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Around Christmas 2024 the Estlink 2 cable between Finland and Estonia went down after a shadow-fleet tanker, the Eagle S, dragged its anchor across the seabed.
—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Then Ward, Rushing and Alex Freeland, all went down swinging.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
That team spirit will be tested against the Socceroos later today in what is expected to be a feisty, physical affair after what went down the last time these two teams played.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Brazil drew their first game against Morocco, while Haiti went down fighting 0-1 to Scotland.
—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
The aircraft went down while on a test mission in support of a radar modernization program, generating a large plume of smoke visible from miles away.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina went down a man in the 80th minute when defender Tarik Muharemovic was shown a straight red card for a foul just outside the box.
—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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This year, that refill never happened.
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Martinez has shared a different version of what happened.
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The game included seven triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
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The plaza came down in March 2025 at Bowser’s direction, spurred by threats from Congress to hold the city’s funding.
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The ruling did not address whether there was enough cause to remove Cook, based on the fraud allegations brought forth by the administration.
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Police said, according to WBNS, that there was a history of domestic violence in the relationship, and it is believed to be the cause of Creech's death.
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The team went on a 1-6-1 slide before the World Cup break and sits in 12th place in the 16-team league.
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Russell went on to win Best Director at Venice, but The Devils was later banned in Italy and several other territories.
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The crash came about after a skydiving plane crashed on June 14 in Butler, Missouri, killing the pilot and 11 skydivers, officials said.
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Norton asked the singer how that outfit came about.
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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