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to take place
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Recent Examples of went down
Austin Deculus, Bobby Hart and Trevor Penning also have had an opportunity to serve as quarterback Justin Herbert’s blind-side protector after first Slater and then Alt went down with serious injuries.
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Now, a caveat is that the rush defense really struggled when defensive tackle Milton Williams went down with an injury.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
When the sun went down, the Santa Anas began to blow, and the fire shifted into the familiar, frightening rhythm of inevitability.
—Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Viser went down with an injury.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The scrutiny of Dokoupil is due to the way that the merger of Skydance with CBS-parent Paramount went down last year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Green Bay's offense was dealt a massive blow last week when star tight end Tucker Kraft went down with a torn ACL against the Panthers.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter, Serena, 22, were traveling to deliver aid to communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa when their small plane went down shortly after takeoff.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
The Beechcraft King Air twin turbo aircraft went down in a water feature/retention pond in the Coral Springs neighborhood of Windsor Bay, but did not strike any houses, the city stated.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.—
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Julia Roberts commanded attention from the red carpet to the stage, couples new and old stepped out for a glamorous date night and a few unexpected crossovers happened inside the venue.—
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Those violence rates often came down remarkably fast once the improvement began, and more effective policing was the common element in that progress.—
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As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.—
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There was also the possibility of the Panthers activating interior offensive lineman Chandler Zavala ahead of Saturday’s game.—
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Years later, in June 2023, the FBI and the Department of Justice said there was no credible evidence of foul play in his death, according to a DOJ report.—
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The former couple first met on Tinder and went on to get engaged in 2015 after over a year together.—
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Denver police went on crash alert Friday morning, meaning the officers only responded to more serious crashes.—
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But Indiana’s biggest catch came about a year ago from the transfer portal — the oxygen that drives the current game.—
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Rumors of their showmance first came about in August 2019, when fans posted photos on Instagram of the pair vacationing together in Greece, per E!—
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“Went down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20down. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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