as in happened
to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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Recent Examples of came down
Dearth said Crew came down with the flu last year, but his symptoms didn't seem to be getting better with time.
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Sarah Gardner was outside the courtroom in downtown LA when that verdict came down.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Those variations came down to either a deal that kept the 24-year-old with the organization for the rest of his career or through his first two free-agent years.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
In late February, a landmark farmhouse came down on the southeast corner of the megasite.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Both games came down to free throws in the final minute.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Brown came down to talk to an officer, expressing confusion at why police had been called.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The city council vote to approve the funding package came down 5-2, with Councilmember Brice Stewart and Mayor Rory Rowland voting in opposition.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Sarah Gardner was outside the courtroom in downtown LA when that verdict came down.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Those variations came down to either a deal that kept the 24-year-old with the organization for the rest of his career or through his first two free-agent years.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
In late February, a landmark farmhouse came down on the southeast corner of the megasite.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Both games came down to free throws in the final minute.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Brown came down to talk to an officer, expressing confusion at why police had been called.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The city council vote to approve the funding package came down 5-2, with Councilmember Brice Stewart and Mayor Rory Rowland voting in opposition.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
Verb
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The most recent deadly chase happened in Pomona on Wednesday night.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez said he was encouraged by recent meetings with Republican members of Congress from his home state, Florida, but worries other priorities will drown out the bill, as has happened in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With the Iran war in its fifth week, attacks in the Middle East continued and there was still no clear end to the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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There was consensus on protecting the victims.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the main march went down 7th Avenue, a second demonstration went parallel, down Broadway.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Things got worse for the Wild a few shifts later when Spurgeon foiled a Florida rush to the Minnesota net, but went down at full speed and slid hard into the goalpost, knocking the net off the moorings.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But a major turning point in the power of the office occurred in 2009 with the contested reelection of the hard-liner president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Most of the operations that have occurred on the mission so far have helped build toward the TLI burn.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Came down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20down. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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