as in to happen
to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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as in demise
a loss of status
after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick
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Recent Examples of come down
Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Quince's Comfortable Summer Workwear Dressing for summer really comes down to the basics.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Quite the comedown after the opening at the Paris Olympics, where athletes came down the Seine in the parade of nations.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Four others were able to climb out by themselves on Saturday, Laos rescue group Rescue Volunteer for People said on Facebook, as water levels came down following efforts to pump water out of the cave system.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Quince's Comfortable Summer Workwear Dressing for summer really comes down to the basics.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Noun
Opponent-process theory, refined in the seventies by the psychologists Richard Solomon and John Corbit, holds that the body balances out the high of a drug with the opposing force of a comedown or a withdrawal.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Quite the comedown after the opening at the Paris Olympics, where athletes came down the Seine in the parade of nations.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come down
Verb
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Today, the property is a best-case example of the magic that happens when old meets new.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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And unlike in-person voting, where verification happens upfront, mail-in ballots must be inspected and have signatures verified.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The news of Stargate‘s demise was first reported by Variety.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Surely the demise of America’s most strident ideological foe, ten years after the humiliations of the Iranian hostage crisis, called for greater attention?—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Today, there are nearly 100 million people descended from those immigrants, and a visit really brings their story to life.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Then there is the activism at its most mush-brained.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Noun
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An officer performed a pat-down and found a gun concealed on the driver's body.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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And the company’s CEO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, has doubled-down on this broader workforce shift—even if his peers won’t be honest about it.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Verb
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That coming Fall of 2020, universal masking in schools and daycares was recommended by the CDC and widespread mandates were enacted at the state, district and county levels for children as young as two.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Just before sunset, the room of mirrors and gold comes alive in the light.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Noun
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My youth was my downfall, my sin love, and the go-between a snowy day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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In the film, Ventura interviews the band members separately, with each person candidly reflecting on the group’s success and their downfall.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The final phase of the renovations is expected to occur during the 2027 offseason.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Transformations are occurring in nearly every sector and nearly every country, around the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The recent history of such fiery setbacks is not a positive one for Blue Origin.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Yet there have been setbacks, too.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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