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to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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Recent Examples of came down
At some point, when Cabello came down the stage closer to the crowd, a crew member rushed to redo the back of Cabello’s corset.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Fellow first-year Beaux Collins (Notre Dame) had an impressive 80 receiving yards in last Saturday’s win over the crosstown Jets, and rookie safety Makari Paige (Michigan) came down with a pick.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Surinder Gupta came down with a high fever one winter night in 1974.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Davis, president and chief marketing officer of Central States Building Works, said the decision to expand ultimately came down to customer needs.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2025
Most of the citations came in the first two years of the new pay transparency requirements, although four came down this year.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Collier went up to contend for a rebound and came down awkwardly on her right foot.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 Aug. 2025
After the stars came down from their amusement, the interview continued, though the conversation eventually shifted back to Kitsch's past predicament.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Breaches often came down to timing—like posting before a partner or family member.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Fellow first-year Beaux Collins (Notre Dame) had an impressive 80 receiving yards in last Saturday’s win over the crosstown Jets, and rookie safety Makari Paige (Michigan) came down with a pick.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Surinder Gupta came down with a high fever one winter night in 1974.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Davis, president and chief marketing officer of Central States Building Works, said the decision to expand ultimately came down to customer needs.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2025
Most of the citations came in the first two years of the new pay transparency requirements, although four came down this year.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Collier went up to contend for a rebound and came down awkwardly on her right foot.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 Aug. 2025
After the stars came down from their amusement, the interview continued, though the conversation eventually shifted back to Kitsch's past predicament.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Breaches often came down to timing—like posting before a partner or family member.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
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Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is mirroring exactly what happened with Mugen Train, and those audience scores are currently sitting at a 99%.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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While there was a spin-off OVA in the late ‘80s, which Izubuchi designed the mecha for, there were also two Aura Phantasm artbooks released by B-Club around the same time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Where the plane went down in Charlotte remains on private property and cannot be easily accessed.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Black board director appointments went down between 2020 and 2023, from 20% to 14%.—
Gena Cox,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The incident occurred just before half distance in the Zandvoort race, during the safety car period that followed Lewis Hamilton’s solo crash, with Sainz trying to pass Lawson for seventh place at the outside of the track’s Tarzan Turn 1.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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