1
as in to fall
to lead or extend downward
the pathway descends to the river bank
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2
as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the order of the classroom descended into chaos when the teacher left the room
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind wait for the elevator to descend
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as in to dismount
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
the driver descended from the truck's cab, dreading to see what he had hit
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Recent Examples of descend
Watch Justice League on Max Joker (2019) 2019's Joker took the darkest approach yet to the diabolical character, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a severely mentally ill man struggling to become a comedian and descending into madness.
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
With each landmark victory, Emirates Stadium feels less like an alien spaceship that has descended on north London and more like the rightful home of Arsenal Football Club.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Protesters and counter-protesters On a warm early spring evening in northern Florida, about 50 anti-death penalty demonstrators descended on the prison complex in Raiford to protest the execution, the state's third this year.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The 2025 Masters will kick off this week, with the best golfers in the world descending on the beautiful Augusta National.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
With each landmark victory, Emirates Stadium feels less like an alien spaceship that has descended on north London and more like the rightful home of Arsenal Football Club.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Protesters and counter-protesters On a warm early spring evening in northern Florida, about 50 anti-death penalty demonstrators descended on the prison complex in Raiford to protest the execution, the state's third this year.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The 2025 Masters will kick off this week, with the best golfers in the world descending on the beautiful Augusta National.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Those numbers dropped to 23.2 points and 8.2 rebounds on 48% FG in 2023-24 and then fell drastically this season to 19.0 points and 5.9 boards on 42% FG shooting.—
Eric Wong,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Experts noted that the election took place in a deeply divided nation, where citizens were split on how best to confront surging crime and a deteriorating economy.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Israel-Turkey relations deteriorated in 2010 after Israeli naval commandos intercepted a humanitarian flotilla attempting to breach the blockade on the Gaza Strip.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The martial law attempt, which lasted about six hours before Yoon backed down in the face of parliamentary opposition and public protests, plunged the country into months of turmoil and led to the Constitutional Court removing him from the presidency this month for violating constitutional powers.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence in the United States has plunged to levels not seen in years.—
Joe Rennison,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fixed an issue where Yasuke could block with his teppo after being dismounted instead of his melee weapon.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Microchip claims that the new design is optimal for aerospace and defense mission-critical applications such as mobile radar, dismounted radios, dismounted IED jamming systems, autonomous sensor networks, and unmanned vehicles due to its compact size, low power consumption, and high precision.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2025
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From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.—
Katie Lockhart,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
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In Slovakia, the channel slopes downward towards the mansion.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The pitching staff began to crumble beneath a lack of reliable depth.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both gentlemen were trying to win their first Green Jacket. DeChambeau crumbled while McIlroy had a rollercoaster kind of day, prevailing to win The Masters and complete the career grand slam.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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With the cuts and losses at the FDA, there is growing fear that the funding level could dip below the historical threshold.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Blue Sneakers For those who are slightly less daring, dip your toe into the coloured trainer trend with a baby-blue pair.—
Melisa Vargas,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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The doc advises them not to disembark in Livingston, but continue on to Bozeman, where she can be properly treated.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Among those who disembarked was Cassie (played by Last Man Standing‘s Molly Cook), a pregnant woman who appeared to endure some physical distress during the intense hijacking.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Descend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descend. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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