as in to go under
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Recent Examples of fall down
Cross appears to raise his arm and fire at Bursey, who fell down.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Even for diehard movie people, cinematic TV can step in when the movies fall down on the job.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
However, once again, Indiana found some magic behind Aaron Nesmith's 20-point fourth quarter and unconscious three-point shooting and came back to force overtime on a Haliburton step-back jumper that bounced high off of the rim and fell down through.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
To the extent that the Borg family home is a metaphor — with a none-too-subtle crack in its foundation — this one seems to be falling down around them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Even for diehard movie people, cinematic TV can step in when the movies fall down on the job.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
However, once again, Indiana found some magic behind Aaron Nesmith's 20-point fourth quarter and unconscious three-point shooting and came back to force overtime on a Haliburton step-back jumper that bounced high off of the rim and fell down through.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
To the extent that the Borg family home is a metaphor — with a none-too-subtle crack in its foundation — this one seems to be falling down around them.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall down
Verb
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Half of listings go under contract within 11 days compared to 17 days required nationally.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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The profile was first created under the name Sean Combs in December 2006 but went under other names, including Jackie Star, Frank White, Frank Black and Ryan Lopez.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Finishing each other’s sentences, cracking up at the same things, going off on (heartwarming!) tangents, sharing the splash of extra wine the waiter pours, asking me interesting questions.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
29 May 2025
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The 70-year-old Today show weatherman couldn’t stop cracking up during a shopping segment on the Friday, May 23 episode of the NBC morning show.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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