Thesaurus results for GOING DOWN

going down

verb

Definition of going down next

present participle of go down, slang

as in happening

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

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Recent Examples of going down While the rate may be going down, renters can expect to 35% of their monthly paycheck on rent, and a typical starter home costs around $276,600, taking grads around 4 years to save up for a down payment. —

Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 This was going down on day one of the new season, in the spring, to get those expectations in the books. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The time interval between a car going up and a car going down is therefore extremely short. —

Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026 My wife loves going down there and taking like strolls and walks and just eating good food. —

Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 The likelihood of Ritchie being in the rotation by the end of this month may not as be as high, even with Joey Wentz going down with a torn ACL on Tuesday and two other pitchers already on the shelf. —

Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026 By going down this path again, the Steelers have addressed a glaring hole on the roster with an instant impact starter. —

Mike Defabo, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 We’re used to seeing these big, snowy mountains, with ski lines going down them. —

Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026 Halpern cautioned in the case of Kim in Seoul, there aren’t any guardrails to stop a person from going down a line of questioning. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026

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Though such meetings between rulers have been happening for centuries, they have been formalized in the modern era, and contemporary state visits usually follow a predictable pattern.

— Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The event, happening through April 27, is the ideal time to invest in high-quality seasonal bedding thanks to the thousands of discounts on comforters, quilts, sheets, and pillows.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026