descend to
verb
descended to; descending to; descends to
1
formal
: to become owned by (someone) when the former owner has died : to become an inheritance to
The estate descended to her from her grandparents.
2
: to lower oneself by doing (something)
She was desperate for money, but she would not descend to asking her friends for help.
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Just before reaching the Indian Ocean, the Starship re-started two engines, flipped to a vertical orientation and descended to an on-target splashdown.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026
From the cliffside edge, a private stairway descends to the sand below.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Opened in April in time for the hotel’s 75th year in operation, Le Sirenuse Mare—which has a restaurant, three bars, and an Emporio Sirenuse shop founded by Antonio’s wife, Carla—is spread over a series of terraces descending to the sea.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
According to other attendees, including Times journalists, event staffers were checking tickets, though not very thoroughly, at multiple points prior to escalators that descended to the metal detectors where Allen allegedly bolted past armed security.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026
From the cliffside edge, a private stairway descends to the sand below.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Opened in April in time for the hotel’s 75th year in operation, Le Sirenuse Mare—which has a restaurant, three bars, and an Emporio Sirenuse shop founded by Antonio’s wife, Carla—is spread over a series of terraces descending to the sea.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
According to other attendees, including Times journalists, event staffers were checking tickets, though not very thoroughly, at multiple points prior to escalators that descended to the metal detectors where Allen allegedly bolted past armed security.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Descend to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20to. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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