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descending

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verb

present participle of descend
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as in dismounting
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 descending
Verb
Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 highest-grossing films in descending at the worldwide box office in 2024. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Another duty involved descending for a dangerous 90 seconds inside of a Canadian nuclear reactor that had melted down. Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descending
Verb
  • Clearly, this only constitutes a small blip as things stand and hardly a sign everything is falling apart.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Sacramento Kings have made a major organizational move after their fourth straight loss falling them to a 13-18 record.
    Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Her body is deteriorating in front of us, and yet my daughter and her vet say, if (the dog) looks happy, leave her be.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • With the relationship between the two companies deteriorating, Qualcomm may have to consider using another architecture before its ALA expires in 2033.
    Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Netflix sensation returned on December 26 after more than three years, plunging Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) back into the world of deadly children’s games played by desperate adults competing for money.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The foxes then take a great leap into the air and dive nose-first, often plunging so deep into the whiteness that only their tail and hind legs stick out.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This stylish planter keeps plants well-watered and is virtually indestructible, designed to resist cracking and crumbling even in freezing temperatures.
    Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Since gaining public recognition in 2013, a spate of crumbling buildings in Ireland has been known as the mica crisis or scandal.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 June 2024
Verb
  • Highly flammable tamarisk shrubs have taken root in thick stands near streams in the western US, and eucalyptus — one of the primary invasive trees blamed for worsening Chile’s recent wildfires as well as fires in Portugal — increases wildfire risk in California.
    Kylie Mohr, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The conflict is delaying training for thousands of medical students, likely leading to a worsening health care crisis for Sudan for years to come.
    Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who was wrongly dipping into the OT kitty for themselves or others has to be found and exiled from the high command, if not fired outright.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Temperatures are dipping again in Alaska over the next six to 10 days, with far northern reaches of the state expecting below-average temperatures and near-normal temperatures forecast for much of the rest of the Last Frontier, according to a forecast from the NWS Climate Prediction Center.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021

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“Descending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descending. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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