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Recent Examples of went down
Of note, the Bengals will also be without starting quarterback Joe Burrow, who went down with an injury last week as well.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The King went down bow first, disappearing into a 137-foot-deep grave.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Eagles went chasing on a third-and-8 situation at the Chiefs’ 33 at the start of the third quarter, and Smith went down hard after a deep pass from Hurts fell incomplete along the left sideline.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
After the whistle blew, Burrow first tried to limp off the field but then went down to the turf of Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Where the plane went down in Charlotte remains on private property and cannot be easily accessed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Google Meet went down for tens of thousands of users on Monday.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 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
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The King went down bow first, disappearing into a 137-foot-deep grave.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Eagles went chasing on a third-and-8 situation at the Chiefs’ 33 at the start of the third quarter, and Smith went down hard after a deep pass from Hurts fell incomplete along the left sideline.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
After the whistle blew, Burrow first tried to limp off the field but then went down to the turf of Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Where the plane went down in Charlotte remains on private property and cannot be easily accessed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Google Meet went down for tens of thousands of users on Monday.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is mirroring exactly what happened with Mugen Train, and those audience scores are currently sitting at a 99%.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 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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There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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While there was a spin-off OVA in the late ‘80s, which Izubuchi designed the mecha for, there were also two Aura Phantasm artbooks released by B-Club around the same time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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When Kansas City Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone went on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha, there was a clear goal in mind.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The trio updated their family members back in Kentucky of their safety as the day went on.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The change came about after the firing of previous head coach Ryan Walters and the hiring of new head coach Barry Odom.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 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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However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The incident occurred just before half distance in the Zandvoort race, during the safety car period that followed Lewis Hamilton’s solo crash, with Sainz trying to pass Lawson for seventh place at the outside of the track’s Tarzan Turn 1.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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