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 With both getting substantial playing time in the first half, Liufau went down with a wrist injury in the second quarter and did not return. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 Leite had both arms extended backward in an effort to contain Reese, who pushed herself free after Howard's basket went down. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The team signed Michael Fulmer after Cruz went down, making the former Rookie of the Year the second journeyman to recently join the Bombers’ bullpen alongside Justin Topa. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down

Verb

A lot of things happened over the course of the history of baseball.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
But that’s just what happened, as Arlington seized a statement 38-22 victory.

— Charles Baggarly August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

But the competition came down to the wire in Mora’s first three years as Ta’Quan Roberson ultimately won the job over freshman Zion Turner in 2022, then Fagnano won it over Roberson in 2023 before losing it to Nick Evers in 2024.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Like others, Birchfield is curious about which species came down.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of came down

Verb

The first emergency call about a detainee trying to harm himself came about a month after Camp East Montana — an immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas — started to house immigrants.

— Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Warsh acknowledged that forward guidance was essential during the Great Recession, when the practice came about (Warsh was a Fed governor during that time).

— Jeff Marks,Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026