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as in fell
to lead or extend downward
the pathway descends to the river bank
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as in deteriorated
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 plunged
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 dismounted
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 descended
As word spread through the federal bureaucracy Monday that Transportation Security Administration workers were getting some back pay, a collective gloom descended on a Coast Guard administrative office, a Coast Guard worker, who asked not to be identified told NBC News.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the Pineview Police Department, the three men descended onto Pippen's South Florida mansion on Sunday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
So when, in December 2025, thousands of ICE agents descended upon the Twin Cities, initiating two months of unrest and violence, restaurants were not at the forefront of the headlines, but acutely absorbing its impact.
—David Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
As stars from around the world descended into the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the iHeartRadio Music Awards set the stage for breakthrough newcomers, legendary performers, and standout fashion moments.
—Essence, 27 Mar. 2026
My confidence was further bolstered when Zenker informed me about Beau Miles, an adventure filmmaker known for documenting his self-experiments, who, back in 2020, when an entirely different disaster descended upon us, ate only beans for 40 days (191 cans to be exact)—and lived to tell the tale.
—Ayana Underwood, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
As an unseasonable heatwave descended last week, auto mechanic Gustavo Gonzalez, 44, sat on a couch at his lot beneath an oak tree.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the Pineview Police Department, the three men descended onto Pippen's South Florida mansion on Sunday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
So when, in December 2025, thousands of ICE agents descended upon the Twin Cities, initiating two months of unrest and violence, restaurants were not at the forefront of the headlines, but acutely absorbing its impact.
—David Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
As stars from around the world descended into the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the iHeartRadio Music Awards set the stage for breakthrough newcomers, legendary performers, and standout fashion moments.
—Essence, 27 Mar. 2026
My confidence was further bolstered when Zenker informed me about Beau Miles, an adventure filmmaker known for documenting his self-experiments, who, back in 2020, when an entirely different disaster descended upon us, ate only beans for 40 days (191 cans to be exact)—and lived to tell the tale.
—Ayana Underwood, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
As an unseasonable heatwave descended last week, auto mechanic Gustavo Gonzalez, 44, sat on a couch at his lot beneath an oak tree.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descended
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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Conspicuous cracks had developed along the building’s outside walls as exterior stucco deteriorated.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Market deterioration Markets have deteriorated over the past few days.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The price of crude plunged by more than ten per cent.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Export revenues plunged by about 30% that month compared with a year earlier.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of cars have been trapped in a parking garage since the concrete crumbled on Monday afternoon.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Prices have dipped, inventory has grown, snowpack is at a record low, and economic concerns persist.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Before the Iran conflict erupted in late February, the euro zone's inflation rate had dipped below the central bank's 2% target.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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The astronauts flew themselves from Houston, which houses NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in two T-38 training jets and then disembarked to speak with reporters.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Trojans, in good spirits after Meade’s pep talk, disembarked and filed into the 24-year-old stadium tucked neatly between Memorial Gymnasium and FirstBank Stadium on the western edge of Vanderbilt’s urban campus.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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For Lamar, who now has a tattoo on his chest to honor his younger son, the loss also worsened his struggle with addiction.—
Currie Engel,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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The rapid loss of snow is also affecting the Colorado River, another major water source for Southern California, which has shrunk over the last quarter-century during a megadrought worsened by rising temperatures.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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