go down (with)

chiefly British
as in to come 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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  • Perry shared a series of photographs of Lucio growing up: at 3 months, 7 months, and a year old, with his hair getting longer and curlier each time, before bringing the now 18-month-old Lucio into the video.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In the game, Joel intercedes by shoving the man, Seth, and telling him to get the hell out.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • This has led to more people trying their luck at catching one, even if they’re not supposed to.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Weekend 1 Livestream Aside from catching festival-goers’ TikToks or social posts, the only way to livestream Coachella from home is through the Coachella livestream on YouTube this year.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Sheehy is a former Navy SEAL who founded an aviation company, Bridger Aerospace, that's contracted with the Forest Service and Interior Department to assist in firefighting.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, ProPublica found, the military will now be contracting with Deployed to use one of those border facilities to house people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Go down (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down%20%28with%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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