as in to go under
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Recent Examples of fall down
Sabalenka fell down 5-2 in the third set, but won the next two games to bring it back to 5-4, but Anisimova held on to secure the win.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The hiker subsequently fell down a hill after being affected by the heat exhaustion.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
The smart cleaning device vacuums and mops your floors while avoiding furniture and without falling down stairs.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 9 July 2025
Her 9-year-old heeler dog, Hailey, had accidentally fallen down an old mining shaft, rescuers said.
—Helena Wegner
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The hiker subsequently fell down a hill after being affected by the heat exhaustion.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
The smart cleaning device vacuums and mops your floors while avoiding furniture and without falling down stairs.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 9 July 2025
Her 9-year-old heeler dog, Hailey, had accidentally fallen down an old mining shaft, rescuers said.
—Helena Wegner
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall down
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One provision that has largely gone under the radar?—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Be sure to bake this cake in a pan that can go under the broiler.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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Not so lucky was Roy Wilson, a veteran of over 65 aerial sequences, who was killed during the filming of Columbia’s War Correspondent (1932) when his plane went into a tailspin at 2,000 feet and cracked up on the ground.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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The two cracked up laughing, and not about how Ohtani was swinging the bat.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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