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go down

verb

Definition of go down

slang

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 Back on home soil, Bilby went down a rabbit hole of research that revealed 52 contaminants in Liverpool tap water. — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 With two outs, Jonny DeLuca came to the plate and went down on strikes, waving at strike three in the dirt. — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Dave Campbell’s computer predictions have Arlington as a two-point favorite, so this one should go down to the wire. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 Emergency calls in the City of Oakland are being answered by Alameda County after the city's 911 system went down Wednesday night. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go down

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This year, that did not happen initially, according to officials in three states who spoke to NPR anonymously because they weren't authorized to speak to the press.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
Room for Disagreement No matter what happens with Permian oil production, the region is set to see a windfall from the influx of hyperscale data centers, including an enormous one Chevron is building southwest of Midland.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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