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Recent Examples of went down
This turned a great explorer into a great survivor, as the voyage went down in legend for the extraordinary escape by those on board and a heroically safe return.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
When our neighbor in a Maryland beach town fell on hard times, my dad went down to the bank and co-signed the man’s mortgage — without saying a word to anyone.
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Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Grown men took delight in hitting one of the beach balls — some painted like soccer balls — that floated through the air during the walk, which started at the Power & Light District, went down Grand Boulevard and ended at Fan Fest.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Xhaka was about to take a free kick when Larin blocked him and went down on the pitch.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Around Christmas 2024 the Estlink 2 cable between Finland and Estonia went down after a shadow-fleet tanker, the Eagle S, dragged its anchor across the seabed.
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Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Then Ward, Rushing and Alex Freeland, all went down swinging.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
That team spirit will be tested against the Socceroos later today in what is expected to be a feisty, physical affair after what went down the last time these two teams played.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Brazil drew their first game against Morocco, while Haiti went down fighting 0-1 to Scotland.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
When our neighbor in a Maryland beach town fell on hard times, my dad went down to the bank and co-signed the man’s mortgage — without saying a word to anyone.
—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Grown men took delight in hitting one of the beach balls — some painted like soccer balls — that floated through the air during the walk, which started at the Power & Light District, went down Grand Boulevard and ended at Fan Fest.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Xhaka was about to take a free kick when Larin blocked him and went down on the pitch.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Around Christmas 2024 the Estlink 2 cable between Finland and Estonia went down after a shadow-fleet tanker, the Eagle S, dragged its anchor across the seabed.
—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Then Ward, Rushing and Alex Freeland, all went down swinging.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
That team spirit will be tested against the Socceroos later today in what is expected to be a feisty, physical affair after what went down the last time these two teams played.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Brazil drew their first game against Morocco, while Haiti went down fighting 0-1 to Scotland.
—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down
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When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.
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The incident seemed to spark a bit of life into Morocco as its best passages of play happened afterwards, with Canada seeming to lose a step after starting so well.
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The game included seven triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
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The plaza came down in March 2025 at Bowser’s direction, spurred by threats from Congress to hold the city’s funding.
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The ruling did not address whether there was enough cause to remove Cook, based on the fraud allegations brought forth by the administration.
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Police said, according to WBNS, that there was a history of domestic violence in the relationship, and it is believed to be the cause of Creech's death.
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After leaving prison in 2009, Kidan began working at a staffing agency, went on to found a staffing business, Chartwell Staffing Solutions, and now serves as president of Empire Workforce Solutions, the White House said.
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Trump went on to describe how the project would feature a luxe hotel managed by Aman Resorts and a food and beverage program from Manhattan staple Carbone.
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The crash came about after a skydiving plane crashed on June 14 in Butler, Missouri, killing the pilot and 11 skydivers, officials said.
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Norton asked the singer how that outfit came about.
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