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 The court’s decision came down while Fisher was studying for the bar. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The news came down mid-festival that Malkovich had won the Best Actor prize at Venice for his performance in Martin McDonagh’s latest film. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 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 The league came down hard on the organization after a nearly yearlong investigation led by an outside law firm. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 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

What happened next is the part that actually surprised the experts.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Here’s everything to know about the Netflix film’s final moments, and what happened after in the real-life events.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

Its kitchen could barely fit two people, and there was only one table with a few chairs.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
At the same time, there was a third Mike Bowl in San Francisco between the 49ers and Dolphins—Kyle Shanahan and Jeff Hafley each have the middle name Michael!

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

Since production has never been transparent about exactly what went down during her surgery, Kari has only her blurry memory combined with the accounts of cameramen who were in the operating room documenting it — until they were removed.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
On stage at the conference, Brennan remembered the 2019 sale of Gilmour’s guitar collection, when the rush of online bidders became so intense that the auction house’s system went down and the sale had to be delayed.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of went down

Verb

The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims each year, especially sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto where the visions purportedly occurred.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
The petition argues that the decision was incorrect because mining hadn’t occurred on the property for years prior to 1976, said the alliance’s attorney, Henry Josefberg.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026