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Recent Examples of gone down
To a degree, the Bucks already have gone down that road, with the bad contract extended last summer to Myles Turner in free agency and the corresponding waive-and-stretch of Damian Lillard, a contract that will remain on their cap through 2029-30.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Spending still out of control The second interim budget presentation also revealed that spending with third party contractors has not gone down as much as was projected at the first interim update.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
And while the price of chicken feed has gone down this year, most of Puglisi's other expenses have increased.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The footage inside the silicone throat was shot weeks prior; when the camera cuts to Howard, production used scopes of different lengths to indicate how far the tube may have gone down his throat.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Bridges said the district’s enrollment has gone down, but staffing levels have grown.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
In Georgia, public school enrollment declined last fall statewide by nearly 30,000 students; over the past 10 years, it’s gone down by nearly 3%.
—Ajc Staff Report, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Interestingly enough, Stafford’s passing yardage totals have gone down in the past few weeks – from that 457-yard game against Seattle to 269 in a loss in Atlanta, followed by 259 in a comeback victory over the woeful Arizona Cardinals in the final regular-season game.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Spending still out of control The second interim budget presentation also revealed that spending with third party contractors has not gone down as much as was projected at the first interim update.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
And while the price of chicken feed has gone down this year, most of Puglisi's other expenses have increased.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The footage inside the silicone throat was shot weeks prior; when the camera cuts to Howard, production used scopes of different lengths to indicate how far the tube may have gone down his throat.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Bridges said the district’s enrollment has gone down, but staffing levels have grown.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
In Georgia, public school enrollment declined last fall statewide by nearly 30,000 students; over the past 10 years, it’s gone down by nearly 3%.
—Ajc Staff Report, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Interestingly enough, Stafford’s passing yardage totals have gone down in the past few weeks – from that 457-yard game against Seattle to 269 in a loss in Atlanta, followed by 259 in a comeback victory over the woeful Arizona Cardinals in the final regular-season game.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone down
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Except that is not what happened.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Police said the fatal confrontation happened next to a weed truck parked across from a gas station.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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All this customization can be done through the on-bike display or Velotric’s phone app.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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And then all of a sudden, here comes Miranda Lambert in her little pink hat.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The difference comes down to a handful of low-effort tweaks and a few very specific travel accessories that do the heavy lifting.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Pedrico won 7-6, 6-1, 6-2 over Abel Forager to put the Horned Frogs one point from victory, but the match would come down to the wire and a dramatic comeback from the Longhorns.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
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