as in to happen
to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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as in demise
a loss of status
after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick
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Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Private student loans, for example, tend to have a variable rate tied to the prime, Treasury bill or another rate index, which means once the Fed starts cutting interest rates, the rates on those private student loans will come down as well.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
This is often portrayed as a bad thing—a comedown for the United States and a risk for much of the world.
—Rana Foroohar, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2022
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With neither candidate having sewed up a majority of delegates, the race came down to the undecided delegates.
—Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Private student loans, for example, tend to have a variable rate tied to the prime, Treasury bill or another rate index, which means once the Fed starts cutting interest rates, the rates on those private student loans will come down as well.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024
Noun
Eligible shareholders will be paid 50 cents a share—quite the comedown for a stock that once traded at $209 a share.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
This is often portrayed as a bad thing—a comedown for the United States and a risk for much of the world.
—Rana Foroohar, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2022
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