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
The 323-foot fly ball came down and hit the pole on the black line that delineates between a ball being out of the park or in play.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The game included nine triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
And then last weekend against USF, Fitzgerald tracked down a wobbly pass from Byrum Brown, who was pressured by Akheem Mesidor, and came down with the ball in the second quarter.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
At some point, when Cabello came down the stage closer to the crowd, a crew member rushed to redo the back of Cabello’s corset.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Fellow first-year Beaux Collins (Notre Dame) had an impressive 80 receiving yards in last Saturday’s win over the crosstown Jets, and rookie safety Makari Paige (Michigan) came down with a pick.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Surinder Gupta came down with a high fever one winter night in 1974.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Davis, president and chief marketing officer of Central States Building Works, said the decision to expand ultimately came down to customer needs.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2025
Most of the citations came in the first two years of the new pay transparency requirements, although four came down this year.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The game included nine triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
And then last weekend against USF, Fitzgerald tracked down a wobbly pass from Byrum Brown, who was pressured by Akheem Mesidor, and came down with the ball in the second quarter.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
At some point, when Cabello came down the stage closer to the crowd, a crew member rushed to redo the back of Cabello’s corset.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Fellow first-year Beaux Collins (Notre Dame) had an impressive 80 receiving yards in last Saturday’s win over the crosstown Jets, and rookie safety Makari Paige (Michigan) came down with a pick.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Surinder Gupta came down with a high fever one winter night in 1974.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Davis, president and chief marketing officer of Central States Building Works, said the decision to expand ultimately came down to customer needs.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2025
Most of the citations came in the first two years of the new pay transparency requirements, although four came down this year.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
Verb
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The suit alleged that Carr threatened Fitzwater to not say anything about what happened in the office to anyone.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hall allegedly told officers what happened was an accident, but has not admitted to discharging a firearm, according to court documents.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There was intrigue around the new episode.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The floors also dried quickly — much faster than with traditional mopping, so there was no tiptoing around damp areas.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Given how this went down, maybe that was all that needed to be said.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Since Purdy went down with injury, Mac Jones has started two games for San Francisco.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fatal crash occurred on the eastbound lanes of State Road 994 and Southwest 117th Avenue.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The official, a Health and Human Services employee, was followed into a bathroom where the incident occurred by the person, who was later arrested.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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