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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Recent Examples of come down
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
With the Heat standard roster now at 15, the question of a potential return of 3-point specialist Alec Burks likely will come down to the Heat approach with Robinson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
But her return to the drudgery of chemotherapy several days later was a difficult comedown.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Verb
From what Bruno could see, people weren’t immediately able to get to her and had to wait for the bridge to come down.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
With the Heat standard roster now at 15, the question of a potential return of 3-point specialist Alec Burks likely will come down to the Heat approach with Robinson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Noun
That was a comedown for a player who hit 22 home runs for the Orioles in 2021 then went deep 16 times in 2022 and 2023.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
But her return to the drudgery of chemotherapy several days later was a difficult comedown.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come down
Verb
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Fremont recorded five homicides last year, including two that happened on the same day in July.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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But there are times where, for some reason, things don’t happen.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
Noun
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And the company’s legal battle with Albertsons over the demise of the merger deal is ongoing.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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The visual of Ship 36 going up in flames harkens back to those previous explosions, along with the fiery demise of a Falcon 9 rocket on its launch pad in 2016 under circumstances similar to Wednesday night's incident.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2025
Verb
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There was a lot of CGI involved to add the sense of height, as well as have the rope.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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While there are concerns that human rights issues are not center stage in this agreement, there is little leverage the U.S. has in the region for societal change.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Advertisement But like all great friendships, the Trump-Netanyahu bromance has had its ups and downs.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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However, there were some major ups and downs, with Kuminga seeing a lot of bench time late in the year and even at times in the playoffs.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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While there’s no telling what the next two films might have in store for her character, knowing the traditionalism of ritualism of the village, there is perhaps some allusion to Arthur’s sister Morgana, who became his downfall.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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But Dehghani speculated that such a move would probably expand the war and end in Khamenei’s downfall, as a rival faction would then be motivated to seize the reins and seek peace with the United States.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Preliminary information indicates that the shooting occurred after a dispute between two acquaintances, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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These moments all occur at different times, and the law doesn’t indicate which one, if any, counts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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For now, however, even with setbacks in his bullpen sessions, the Guardians do expect Bieber to pitch this season.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Today’s models often treat people recovering from financial setbacks as inherently risky, even when their day-to-day behaviors show discipline and intention.—
Gabriele Buffo,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
Verb
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How did the Paris-to-L.A. handover special come about?—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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Machado had worked out a theory for how regime change could come about in Venezuela.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
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