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 However, Sunday’s game came down to execution in the late innings. — Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2026 The game came down to the final seconds as Ocoee missed a 40-yard field goal attempt. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 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 The league came down hard on the organization after a nearly yearlong investigation led by an outside law firm. — ABC News, 2 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down

Verb

What happened in Clancy’s case appears to be similar, assuming the other jurors’ account — and not the holdout’s — is accurate.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Take what happened during the Covid-19 pandemic— the Fed, then led by Jerome Powell, was concerned that the pandemic would lead to massive layoffs.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

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City police officers were not involved in the operation or the shooting, which occurred after a traffic stop, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said while briefing reporters along with the city's mayor and other officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Hours after the tragedy occurred, dozens of community members and teenagers gathered in Manhattan’s East Village at the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue to pay tribute to Serkov.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026