Thesaurus results for WENT DOWN

went down

verb

past tense of go down, slang

as in happened

to take place when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

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Recent Examples of went down One of his first major tests in office was the sinking of the Kursk, a nuclear submarine that went down with 118 sailors on board. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Valentine went down early in camp with a hamstring injury, was replaced by Cisse and has been buried since. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Slaughter, the rookie second-round pick from the University of Florida, is the leading candidate to start at center after Tyler Biadasz went down with a knee injury at practice this week. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Roberts started nine game for the Bucs as a rookie after Calijah Kancey went down with injuries. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Papazyan became a revelation for Glendale after several upperclassmen went down with injuries. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Quinn declined, however, to move Coleman earlier in camp when starting center Nick Allegretti went down with a calf injury, opting instead to use Julian Good-Jones and let Coleman focus on left guard. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 The economy lost 23,000 jobs last month, yet the unemployment rate went down as the workforce shrank. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 After this news, prescriptions for hormone therapy went down dramatically. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down

Verb

Now, as her family, friends and fans mourn, questions remain about what happened in the actress’ final hours before her death at age 36, far from home at an apartment in South Carolina.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Although the crime happened in Kansas City, Argyriou said, so did the response.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

For her mother, Pya Glen, the appeal came down largely to practical considerations.

— Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Somewhat in tandem, Alan Jackson served as Reiner’s main defense lawyer when the two first-degree murder charges first came down late last year.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of came down

Verb

The banana theming came about more than a decade ago as a symbol of cultural unity and diversity across global communities, McDaniels said.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
When automobiles first came about, the island’s carriage drivers successfully resisted them.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026