as in to happen
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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Recent Examples of go down
However, in that same period, the company’s share price has gone down from over $500 to now below $220 per share.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
In a clip of Pole to Pole with Will Smith, obtained by LiveScience, the 57-year-old actor could be seen on a boat going down a river in Ecuador with venom expert Bryan Fry, expedition leader Carla Perez and Indigenous Waorani guides when the group notices a gigantic anaconda on the banks.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Tuscany/Poppy's pregnancy scare The trip to Tuscany with Poppy, Trey (Lucien Laviscount), Alex, and Sarah (Sarah Catherine Hook) does happen in the book, but Poppy’s pregnancy scare goes down a little differently.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Over the last 25 years, those deaths went down faster than at any other point in history.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
One's gone up, the other may go down.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
The rate of people needing to use a hospital bed is probably going to go down.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
In recent years, scores of groups have sprung up to assist people dealing with homelessness, drug addiction and the symptoms of untreated mental health disorders — all of which can heighten the perception of crime, even when actual numbers go down.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Fernandes Anderson said the way this election played out stood in stark contrast to how Louijeune’s election as Council president went down two years ago.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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When the pandemic happened, the only way to access live performance was if it was recorded and cast widely.—
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Good's defenders – including city and state leaders – are calling what happened an unjustified attack; federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense.—
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These games are going to come down to two-minute.—
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The six-story, century-old brick building is topped with a sixty-five-foot radio tower bearing the Clermont name—an original relic that came down years ago but was proudly resurrected at the hotel’s splashy grand opening in 2018.—
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There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.—
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Mayor Quinton Lucas said there is an urgency for the completion of a permanent municipal jail.—
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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