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Recent Examples of fall down
Cross appears to raise his arm and fire at Bursey, who fell down.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Even for diehard movie people, cinematic TV can step in when the movies fall down on the job.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
However, once again, Indiana found some magic behind Aaron Nesmith's 20-point fourth quarter and unconscious three-point shooting and came back to force overtime on a Haliburton step-back jumper that bounced high off of the rim and fell down through.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
To the extent that the Borg family home is a metaphor — with a none-too-subtle crack in its foundation — this one seems to be falling down around them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Even for diehard movie people, cinematic TV can step in when the movies fall down on the job.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
However, once again, Indiana found some magic behind Aaron Nesmith's 20-point fourth quarter and unconscious three-point shooting and came back to force overtime on a Haliburton step-back jumper that bounced high off of the rim and fell down through.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
To the extent that the Borg family home is a metaphor — with a none-too-subtle crack in its foundation — this one seems to be falling down around them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall down
Verb
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Whether or not Cousins goes under the knife, his injury stresses the Yankees’ need to acquire a reliever or two before the trade deadline.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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That was despite sales being down by 8.8 percent and listings spending seven more days on the market compared to a year earlier before going under contract.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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The audience is too, repeatedly cracking up during a 25th anniversary screening and reunion Q&A at the Tribeca Festival Saturday.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 June 2025
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Finishing each other’s sentences, cracking up at the same things, going off on (heartwarming!) tangents, sharing the splash of extra wine the waiter pours, asking me interesting questions.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
29 May 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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