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 Four days into the seven-day cruise, my wife came down with Type A flu and was quarantined in our small, windowless cabin. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026 During production, O’Neil came down with a mild case of dengue fever that kept him at their hotel for some days. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 10 July 2026 The order came down on Friday afternoon, just one day ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which occurred just one block down the road from Washington’s residence at Independence Hall. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026 The plaza came down in March 2025 at Bowser’s direction, spurred by threats from Congress to hold the city’s funding. — Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 The Supreme Court decision came down during a period designated for public comment at Thursday’s Miami City Commission meeting, where more than 50 people spoke out against the city’s 287(g) agreement. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 In Fridley, several vehicles stopped on the side of Interstate 694 as hail came down onto the roadway. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 20 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down

Verb

What happened in Atlanta was so traumatic that, even three days on, its effects are still being felt.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
But that’s all happened in spite of the politicians, certainly not because of them.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

Unsurprisingly, there was a strong Premier League presence among the leading clubs represented, but Crystal Palace and Sunderland will be particularly happy with their players’ exploits.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
There was something so sinister about FIFA pushing the idea of diversity while bending the knee to a government working to discard the real thing.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of was

Verb

When the voting went down, every savvy person in the motion picture industry had certainly seen it.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
The bulk of the campus had been quickly converted after its previous occupant went down in the fallout from the dot-com bust.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of went down

Verb

The earthquake's epicenter was about 7 miles southeast of Willits and occurred at a depth of 3 miles.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
The shootings occurred in Maine and Texas, and ICE has acknowledged the men that were killed were not the target of the operations, but were in the country illegally.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 July 2026