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
Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Whether or not kids should be paid for chores truly comes down to parental choice and values.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Like a skyscraper built on unstable ground, startups that can’t support overly lofty valuations risk a painful comedown.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The countless hours of rigorous physical training, time spent in the sled room and endless work practicing on the track can come down to miniscule differences as racers finish just seconds apart.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Whether or not kids should be paid for chores truly comes down to parental choice and values.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
Van Epps held the deep-red seat, but his roughly nine-point win was a dramatic comedown from former Representative Mark Green’s 21-point margin.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Like a skyscraper built on unstable ground, startups that can’t support overly lofty valuations risk a painful comedown.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come down
Verb
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What’s happening in Minneapolis isn’t a policy debate playing out on cable news.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As often happens during a crisis, the best of intentions can lead to some bad ideas.—
Matthew Kandrach,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And third, taking Maduro off the board was a force-multiplier for the administration’s Cuba policy, which centers on increasing economic pressure on the island until its aging rulers either wither away or negotiate their own demise.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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What its demise teaches us about the retailer.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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While most football fans are excited to see the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks match up in Super Bowl LX, there is one fan base that could be staring at this game as the worst matchup possible.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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There are a great many worthy projects to pursue, and many astronomers are indeed pursuing them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The bride wore a half-up, half-down look to pull her hair back, yet allowed loose, front pieces that had been blown out to cascade in front of the veil.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Instead of an up-or-down vote on each candidate, voters got to choose three of the five with the leading vote-getter and anyone else above 80% getting into the Hall.—
Josh Dubow,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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As part of Congress, Menefee could face voting on controversial issues in coming weeks.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hicks had been owed $25 million over the next two seasons, a liability that came with a hefty payroll tax for Boston.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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For some in the administration, the downfall of Cuba’s communist regime would be like a 5-year-old waking up to a mountain of presents on Christmas morning.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Now, Mandelson’s own proximity to the filthy rich appears to have precipitated his final downfall.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The lawyers had requested that the Justice Department website be temporarily shut down and that an independent monitor be appointed to ensure no further errors occurred.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Observations of transits of Venus, which only occur twice per century, on average (most recently in 2012), were humanity’s first indication that Venus possessed — whereas Mercury lacked — a substantial atmosphere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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Diggins said the setback did little to dampen her confidence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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But Mandac used those setbacks as motivation, taking some new knowledge away from each defeat.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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