as in to go under
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Recent Examples of fall down
At one point at the end of the first quarter, an object fell down from the jumbotron and landed just a few feet away from Rudy Gobert.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
Others fall down and get left behind amid the mess of orphaned slippers and discarded shirts.
—Atul Loke, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Melissa explained that Mariah had fallen down the stairs two days earlier.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Police previously said Lujan was temporarily taking care of her daughter’s five children and claimed the girl had fallen down the stairs, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
Others fall down and get left behind amid the mess of orphaned slippers and discarded shirts.
—Atul Loke, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Melissa explained that Mariah had fallen down the stairs two days earlier.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Police previously said Lujan was temporarily taking care of her daughter’s five children and claimed the girl had fallen down the stairs, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20down. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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