WENT DOWN (WITH) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

went down (with)

verb

past tense of go down (with), chiefly British

as in came down (with)

to become affected with (a disease or disorder) across the United Kingdom a number of children have gone down with chicken pox this week

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After all, many a good cause got its start from a spirit of noblesse oblige.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
As transistors got smaller, the channels between them became proportionally narrower, and aluminum’s performance hit a wall.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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The initial patient — a Kenyan citizen — caught the deadly virus while living in Congo and died earlier this month.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Cooks played nearly every snap after Samuel departed and caught a touchdown on a target inside the 10-yard line.

— Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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The 24-hour strike involves employees contracted to work at Charlotte Douglas International Airport through ABM, a facility management company that provides services such as wheelchair assistance and cabin cleaning.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
The work attracted the attention of Q Studios’ Nick Newhard, who contracted Gray to work on level design for the late ’90s cult classic Blood.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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