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 This one came down the game’s final play, but Patrick Mahomes was sacked with a final snap from the Broncos’ 6-yard line. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026 Herbert’s Hail Mary before halftime came down in Ladd McConkey’s grasp a foot short of the goal line. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The game came down to its final moments, but after two failed UNC onside kicks, Miami ran down the clock. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 In a 2026 paper, Cole and his co-authors came down in favor of the disease-avoidance theory. — Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026 For Wildwood, many of the advancements came down to materials. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2026 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

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

Plus, the tall shafts helped keep me warm when the temperatures dropped dramatically once the sun went down, which was a major bonus.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
Baseball’s entrepreneurs, however, saw the move as an opportunity to play games slightly later, giving fans a chance to attend after work while still playing nine innings before the sun went down.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of went down

Verb

The attack occurred along a section of the waterfront path overlooking Gravesend Bay, with views of Staten Island and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Post reported.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Most spectators had already left the stadium after the game when the shooting occurred nearby, where vendors were set up along the street, Pickett said.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026