gone down

past participle of go down, slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gone down Mitchell Leff / Getty Images So while the number of seats for fans might have gone up, the actual number of seats for sale to the average fan have actually gone down — a trend that is on a roll across the country in all major sports. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Minor feuds have also gone down with David Guetta, Sean Paul and Flo Rida, the former two later going on to work with him. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 What transpired in-between the curtain raiser and final pose was much like what had gone down the previous night in Cincinnati, at the first public gig the Beach Boys had done since canceling a slew of dates beginning in July. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Without the interview, his parents’ relationship might have gone down in history as a rumor. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The key point here is that MLB players received just 47-48 percent of league revenues this year and their share has gone down under each of the last four CBAs. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 For a couple of years now, bond prices have mostly gone down, sending interest rates higher. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The deer population has fallen by nearly half, but the tick story is more complicated; while tick numbers have gone down, the proportion carrying Lyme has gone up. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Mayor Evans and City Manager Joe Smolinski argued that despite incurring debt, Mansfield’s tax rate has consistently gone down in recent years while the homestead property tax exemption rate has increased. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone down
Verb
  • Here’s what happened outside before the doors officially unlocked.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Had that not happened the team would have had to most likely play at Gateway Center Arena — its usual home that seats 3,500.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Miami did not commit a penalty in the second half or overtime, but the damage done early was enough to benefit FSU and help keep the game close throughout.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Another important step that was done here is showing that the syndrome data from one round only correlates with the data from the one immediately before and immediately after.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Her earnest speech, after the curtain came down, made headlines.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Beef tallow is rendered beef fat used as a cooking oil, and its appeal in restaurant fryers comes down to flavor and heat tolerance.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Gone down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20down. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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