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
After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.
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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
According to Consuelos, the tension came down to a simple disagreement about which line to join.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Multiple games came down to the wire in Week 6, and NFL fans hope for more exciting matchups in Week 7.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Southwest and Fort Worth Carter-Riverside came into Thursday night’s game at Scarborough-Handley Field looking to get their first win in district play for the season, and the matchup came down to a back-and-forth battle in the fourth quarter.
—Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
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
According to Consuelos, the tension came down to a simple disagreement about which line to join.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Multiple games came down to the wire in Week 6, and NFL fans hope for more exciting matchups in Week 7.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Southwest and Fort Worth Carter-Riverside came into Thursday night’s game at Scarborough-Handley Field looking to get their first win in district play for the season, and the matchup came down to a back-and-forth battle in the fourth quarter.
—Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
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That’s exactly what happened — and the Aggies may even be on the way up in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dreier says that understanding what happened and is happening to Mars could help scientists better protect our own climate and atmosphere from current and future solar threats.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Then too there was a whole other set of incentives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hell there was even a cartoon about it.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Green Bay's offense was dealt a massive blow last week when star tight end Tucker Kraft went down with a torn ACL against the Panthers.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter, Serena, 22, were traveling to deliver aid to communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa when their small plane went down shortly after takeoff.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The cases occurred in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The crescendo of my fandom occurred in 2002 when the Angels prevailed over the Giants in the seventh game of the World Series.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Came down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20down. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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