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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
Those violence rates often came down remarkably fast once the improvement began, and more effective policing was the common element in that progress.
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John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Seasoned by past experiences, including two playoff losses that came down to the final moments.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Shortly after, three other homes came down.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
My mother came down for this surgery, too.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The last time these schools met was in the 2024 Vocational (Small) Bowl, which came down to the wire (36-30 in favor of Tri-County).
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Seasoned by past experiences, including two playoff losses that came down to the final moments.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Shortly after, three other homes came down.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
My mother came down for this surgery, too.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The last time these schools met was in the 2024 Vocational (Small) Bowl, which came down to the wire (36-30 in favor of Tri-County).
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
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What happened next — her then-husband Joey Buttafuoco's 17-year-old mistress Amy Fisher showing up at her door and shooting her point-blank in the face — created an almost instant media firestorm.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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The last time this happened was in 2018, with observers in Europe reporting a brief surge of more than 100 meteors per hour.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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There was also the possibility of the Panthers activating interior offensive lineman Chandler Zavala ahead of Saturday’s game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Years later, in June 2023, the FBI and the Department of Justice said there was no credible evidence of foul play in his death, according to a DOJ report.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Austin Deculus, Bobby Hart and Trevor Penning also have had an opportunity to serve as quarterback Justin Herbert’s blind-side protector after first Slater and then Alt went down with serious injuries.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Now, a caveat is that the rush defense really struggled when defensive tackle Milton Williams went down with an injury.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The incident occurred during the episode 5 Roundtable.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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The first two racehorse deaths of 2026 in California occurred at Santa Anita.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Came down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20down. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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