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 However, Sunday’s game came down to execution in the late innings. — Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2026 The game came down to the final seconds as Ocoee missed a 40-yard field goal attempt. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 Ultimately, James’ decision came down to having that chance to compete for what would be a fifth title of his illustrious career. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration and Amazon confirmed the plane came down striking multiple vehicles. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 This partly came down to lawmakers’ interpretations of religious principles. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The league came down hard on the organization after a nearly yearlong investigation led by an outside law firm. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 But the competition came down to the wire in Mora’s first three years as Ta’Quan Roberson ultimately won the job over freshman Zion Turner in 2022, then Fagnano won it over Roberson in 2023 before losing it to Nick Evers in 2024. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Like others, Birchfield is curious about which species came down. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down

Verb

And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Trust your gut when something feels off, verify what happened and act quickly to lock down your accounts and credit.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

The right-wing position has been a major issue for Tottenham since Mohammed Kudus went down with a hamstring injury in January.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Gabriel Edwards, 42, went missing on July 1 after his helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea, according to a Navy announcement.

— Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026