1
as in to descend
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat
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2
as in to weigh down
to make sad
it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him
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as in to sip
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
with her sore throat, liquids are the only thing she can get down
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Recent Examples of get down
There were a lot of TV wins that replicated the Emmys and some movie wins that look Oscar bound but little controversy in a show that used to get down in the dirt and revel in it.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
There might have been some scar tissue as well for Taylor considering that the Bengals lost a game to Baltimore in Week 5 when a snap and hold couldn’t get down in overtime on a McPherson game-winning attempt.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The reason is that Mars, your planetary ruler, is retrograde and exhausting your ability to get down and boogie 24/7.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Long lines form to get down the stairs to the train platforms.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
There might have been some scar tissue as well for Taylor considering that the Bengals lost a game to Baltimore in Week 5 when a snap and hold couldn’t get down in overtime on a McPherson game-winning attempt.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The reason is that Mars, your planetary ruler, is retrograde and exhausting your ability to get down and boogie 24/7.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Long lines form to get down the stairs to the train platforms.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get down
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Some 8,000 people descended on San Francisco for one of the healthcare industry’s biggest events this week: The 43rd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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When dusk descends into darkness, thousands of the insects light up in unison to the beat of some imperceptible drum.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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Harris was weighed down by the same millstones that had hung around Biden’s neck up until his withdrawal from the race, notably voter concerns over immigration, inflation and the economy.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Big tech stocks weighed down the market, with Apple falling 2.6%, and Tesla slumping 6% on lower annual deliveries. — CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng, Jesse Pound and Christina Cheddar Berk contributed to this report.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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As tea was poured, blown on, then sipped, gingerly.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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Here, guests can dine at the Cantina Restaurant for brunch and sip cocktails at the adjacent Le Club Bacan.Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The footage, apparently shot by a Ukrainian drone, shows dismounted infantry attacking in columns across an open field without much apparent support from vehicles, artillery or aircraft.David Axe, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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And Deion would rather swallow four gallons of humility rather than finance that $8 million himself.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
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Technological failures and fires swallow family photos.Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The dinner begins at sunset, and when night falls your table is lit by moonlight and twinkling lights.Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Residents lit the lot with car headlights and a fog of wildfire smoke settled thickly on the intersection.Mel Buer, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Scientists who study the vaccines are deeply troubled by these statements.Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
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Roosevelt was deeply troubled by the rise of autocracy in Germany and felt that economic hardship had contributed to the demise of constitutional democracies.Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
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Neighbors called the residents of the apartment where Portillo was found dead problem tenants who were known to drink excessively and act rowdy.Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scientists at the Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences found a link between drinking green tea and having a smaller volume of white matter lesions on the brain.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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