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Recent Examples of went down
During the seventh inning of a San Diego Padres loss, All-Star reliever Jason Adam went down with a non-contact injury.
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Increasingly frustrated by this summer’s tumult, Unai Emery went down for his pre-match hit.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
And while fans got to see a lot of what went down, the series only scratched the surface.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The patients started the study with higher blood pressure, which went down after the beetroot juice — but blood pressure didn’t change with those in the placebo group.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Here’s how the proposal went down, according to Ed.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
But plenty went down in during the second full weekend of exhibition play … even if teams are starting to put key players in bubble wrap.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Even after starting guard Sophie Cunningham went down with a knee injury in the second quarter, White’s team never stopped fighting.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
And then, just minutes into the first day of camp in late July, Dubar went down and was quickly surrounded by trainers.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Increasingly frustrated by this summer’s tumult, Unai Emery went down for his pre-match hit.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
And while fans got to see a lot of what went down, the series only scratched the surface.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The patients started the study with higher blood pressure, which went down after the beetroot juice — but blood pressure didn’t change with those in the placebo group.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Here’s how the proposal went down, according to Ed.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
But plenty went down in during the second full weekend of exhibition play … even if teams are starting to put key players in bubble wrap.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Even after starting guard Sophie Cunningham went down with a knee injury in the second quarter, White’s team never stopped fighting.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
And then, just minutes into the first day of camp in late July, Dubar went down and was quickly surrounded by trainers.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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Out of 34 matchups between FBS teams that have been played at least 110 times, Mizzou-Kansas is one of two that hasn’t happened the past two seasons.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eight of the top ten drawings happened this decade.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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At some point, when Cabello came down the stage closer to the crowd, a crew member rushed to redo the back of Cabello’s corset.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Fellow first-year Beaux Collins (Notre Dame) had an impressive 80 receiving yards in last Saturday’s win over the crosstown Jets, and rookie safety Makari Paige (Michigan) came down with a pick.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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But with an encouraging slate of opponents upcoming, there’s more hope for this Cowboys team to make a push for the playoffs today than there was yesterday.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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If there was the intention to strengthen in central defence with Jaka Bijol, should that have heralded the right moment to generate more room in the transfer budget with Struijk’s sale?—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The more time went on, the more Mourinho grew visibly frustrated with his role at United.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Bobcats went on the road Thursday night and struggled in the second half in a 38-21 loss against Lewisville at Max Goldsmith Stadium.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Manchester United had rejected several offers from City for fellow Lioness Grace Clinton but when the prospect of signing Park came about, negotiations regarding Clinton’s future turned a corner.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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As for Gladys’s signature micro bangs, Wheat says those came about during the testing process, when the team was playing around with where to pin the wig.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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The area where the shooting occurred is largely commercial, including vehicle service, recycling and trucking companies.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Quatraro said the injury occurred some time before Witt exited in the seventh inning.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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