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 Ultimately, James’ decision came down to having that chance to compete for what would be a fifth title of his illustrious career. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration and Amazon confirmed the plane came down striking multiple vehicles. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 This partly came down to lawmakers’ interpretations of religious principles. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 But the competition came down to the wire in Mora’s first three years as Ta’Quan Roberson ultimately won the job over freshman Zion Turner in 2022, then Fagnano won it over Roberson in 2023 before losing it to Nick Evers in 2024. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Like others, Birchfield is curious about which species came down. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The boos came down the very second Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the once franchise signal caller of the Miami Dolphins, took the field. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Caitlin Clark had a chance to answer on the other end, but her driving layup would not fall, and Fiebich came down with the rebound. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Once Letterboxd brass looked at the film, what earned it a spot came down to something less quantifiable than any of the platform’s own metrics. — Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down

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And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Trust your gut when something feels off, verify what happened and act quickly to lock down your accounts and credit.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

The right-wing position has been a major issue for Tottenham since Mohammed Kudus went down with a hamstring injury in January.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Gabriel Edwards, 42, went missing on July 1 after his helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea, according to a Navy announcement.

— Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026