Thesaurus results for CAME DOWN

came down

verb

past tense of come down

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 Decisions rarely happened categorically or in bulk; everything came down to whether the specific thing in front of you—that book, this shop—was good enough to draw you in. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Marsh's foot came down just out of bounds, however, and Ohio State hung on to the 19-15 win. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said the move simply came down to general manager Ian Cunningham always looking at ways to add to the roster, and Dalton being available. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Minnesota took over on the Saints 37 and cashed in when Jefferson came down with Murray's 15-yard scoring pass behind three defenders in the back of the end zone. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The decision on whether to enable Northwestern’s plans came down to Evanston’s City Council, which in October 2023 tied at a preliminary vote. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 In the end, their fate came down to seven wild and improbable seconds. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026 Evans, in fact, was the one who came down with the interception that was ultimately undone by the roughing the passer penalty. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 The sales veteran said estimating a value of a film, country by country, came down to a mixture of experience and expertise. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down

Verb

That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
His death happened two weeks after his release tour for High, Lonesome and Then Some was canceled following Snider’s involvement in a still-unclear incident in Salt Lake City that landed him in a hospital and in jail.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

Emergency calls in the City of Oakland are being answered by Alameda County after the city's 911 system went down Wednesday night.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Luke Fahey, the true freshman who took over after Sayin went down in the fourth quarter of last week’s victory, will remain the Buckeyes’ starter moving forward.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of went down

Verb

The earthquake's epicenter was about 1 mile south-southwest of San Ramon and occurred at a depth of 4 miles.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The incident occurred along the 3700 block of Gardenia Avenue, where police received a call about two shots being fired in a nearby residence, Long Beach Police said in a statement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026