CAME DOWN (WITH) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

came down (with)

verb

past tense of come down (with)

as in got

to become affected with (a disease or disorder) I hope that you're not coming down with a cold

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But Jon Hamm, strolling up to present the next award, got the better joke in.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Maresca’s players followed soon after; Iliman Ndiaye, an inspired half-time substitute, was hanging around at the back of the group when Ruben Dias grabbed him and thrust him to the front, ensuring the new signing got a deserved ovation.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Surveillance cameras caught video of the suspect [Brown] dressed in black with a mask and a gun walking to a set of pumps where another man was already putting gas into his Acura on the driver's side.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Rafael Lopez, a Downey resident who has lived next door to the Kim family for years, said the FBI raid last summer caught neighbors by surprise when they were jolted awake by megaphones.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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During the month before her departure, Wong contracted with the New York Herald Tribune to write a series of articles about her journey through China.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Portage stumbled into its flock of Flocks after then-Sheriff Dave Reynolds contracted with the company to put them in the city.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

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