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go down

verb

Definition of go down

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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 Over the past decade, yaks’ body size and weight have gone down, as well as their fertility – with just a 20% success rate in natural reproduction and fertilization, said Fang, the lead scientist, in a news release by Zhejiang University last year. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 As income increases, the amount of matches goes down, phasing out for single filers earning between $20,500 and $35,500 ($41,000 to $71,000 for those filing jointly). — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 24 July 2026 The challenges are where most of the drama goes down, but the show also recruited none other than Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, to serve as a guest judge for an episode that airs on July 26, 2026. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026 The number of workers for each beneficiary has gone down 24 percent since 1990, as more and more is being asked of a smaller share of the population. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for go down

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As all of this finale drama is happening around him, Danny gets increasingly drunker, foreshadowing absolutely nothing good coming our way.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Now his son, who is expected back from California in a few days, is dealing with the psychological effects of what happened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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