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to take place
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Recent Examples of went down
Rhode Island's electricity prices just went down – a relief after months of frigid temperatures and sky high energy bills.
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
Hicks went down on the ice for a few minutes before staying in the game.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 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
Orlando’s Jacquie Ovalle went down while pursuing Angel City’s Sveindís Jónsdóttir on a breakaway.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Navarro reached an arm out and Laryea went down right outside the box.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 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
Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
Hicks went down on the ice for a few minutes before staying in the game.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 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
Orlando’s Jacquie Ovalle went down while pursuing Angel City’s Sveindís Jónsdóttir on a breakaway.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Turner went down immediately after scoring and was later subbed off in the 25th minute.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Navarro reached an arm out and Laryea went down right outside the box.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 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
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Staffers also contacted the Colorado State Patrol, as the 70-car pileup happened, to alert law enforcement.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Crash happened amid snowy weather The Colorado Department of Transportation previously warned motorists that winter driving conditions were being reported throughout the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor on April 14.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tyriq Green had multiple interceptions; cornerback Ellis Robinson came down with one, too.—
Connor Riley,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dearth said Crew came down with the flu last year, but his symptoms didn't seem to be getting better with time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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There was a lot going on in those four seconds of silence.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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And then there was the 2025 NHL draft.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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That was the case in 2023 when Local 99 workers went on strike and teachers joined them for three days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Among the La Jolla club’s claims to fame are that its first president was Samuel Gillispie, who with his wife, Ada, went on to found La Jolla’s Gillispie School.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Another part of that legacy will be the local rule change that came about from his handling of so many Second Amendment cases.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The idea for the show came about after McEntire's fiancé and Happy's Place costar, Rex Linn, was tapped to emcee an awards show at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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