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to take place
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Recent Examples of came down
The game included 14 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
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Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
According to the letter sent from Paxton’s office to Sorrells, the opinion came down to the wording of the law.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down ninth, just before her, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down immediately before her and placed sixth, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Before all the heavy equipment came down Hickman Street, people had snowbanks blocking their on-street parking and had to carve out paths to walk around.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Seasoned by past experiences, including two playoff losses that came down to the final moments.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
According to the letter sent from Paxton’s office to Sorrells, the opinion came down to the wording of the law.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down ninth, just before her, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down immediately before her and placed sixth, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Before all the heavy equipment came down Hickman Street, people had snowbanks blocking their on-street parking and had to carve out paths to walk around.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Seasoned by past experiences, including two playoff losses that came down to the final moments.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
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But, funnily enough, losing to Halifax might have been the best thing that happened because Ben Tozer stood up in the dressing room and gave it to everyone.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The incident happened in Crofton as a volunteer for Councilman Pete Smith was canvassing in a neighborhood.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Thaksin has denied there was such a deal.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In fact, for the first nearly 2 billion years of Earth’s history, there was no appreciable oxygen in the planet’s atmosphere at all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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Then someone who looked like a supervisor went down the line talking to the officers, Bertrand said.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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There’s also a sense that the woman no longer recognizes the 20-year-old woman who went down a violent path.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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But a second incident occurred on January 10, when a family member of a person detained by ICE experienced a medical emergency related to a heart condition.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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One that occurred on the edge of the national park in 2017 killed more than 1,000 people in 2017.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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