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
In Fridley, several vehicles stopped on the side of Interstate 694 as hail came down onto the roadway.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 20 June 2026
The game included four triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Seattle had one last chance to seal a win as Hiedeman came down the court with just over 11 seconds left.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
To the artist, that proverbial fourth wall came down after making 2024's 9 Lives.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
When the sentence came down, Perez was already serving nine years for felony possession of firearms.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The ruling came down shortly before the protest started.
—Reeti Malhotra
updated May 21, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The plane came down hard, fast and bumpy, yet stuck the landing.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Nick Lentz, CBS News, 20 June 2026
The game included four triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Seattle had one last chance to seal a win as Hiedeman came down the court with just over 11 seconds left.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
To the artist, that proverbial fourth wall came down after making 2024's 9 Lives.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
When the sentence came down, Perez was already serving nine years for felony possession of firearms.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The ruling came down shortly before the protest started.
—Reeti Malhotra
updated May 21, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The plane came down hard, fast and bumpy, yet stuck the landing.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
Verb
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The big battle of the season happened at Rook’s Rest, where Princess Rhaenys and her dragon Meleys were killed by Aemond and his dragon Vhagar while fighting Aegon and his dragon Sunfyre.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The shootings happened Tuesday evening at I-670 and Wyoming Street, I-70 and Paseo Boulevard, I-70 and Prospect Avenue, and at Truman Road and Hardesty Avenue, police have said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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During the morning low tide, while there was still a small stretch of sand, excavators were working to pile large rip-rap boulders next to the base of the crumbling Pacifica Pier.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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While there was movement on the bases for both starters, the game lulled until the seventh.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Then Ward, Rushing and Alex Freeland, all went down swinging.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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That team spirit will be tested against the Socceroos later today in what is expected to be a feisty, physical affair after what went down the last time these two teams played.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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As with most investigations of this scale and complexity, the investigation and review of evidence has continued long after the initial incident occurred.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Koné was in straight shock when the injury occurred, holding his leg at first and then placing his hands on his head.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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“Came down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20down. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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