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
David Delgado, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
The ticket price is likely to come down as Samsung moves ahead with its planned global rollout of smaller screen sizes, which could take a big bite out of the current color-rich OLED market.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Two of the more popular ones are the Brut Party in Times Square (June 27), for the leather-and-harness set, and the 25th annual Alegria (June 29), which begins at 4:30 p.m. at Avant Gardner in Brooklyn and ends 24 hours later with Sunrise, a chill rooftop comedown.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Verb
The quarterback competition will come down to the wire as sophomore Ethan Edwards and junior Sergio Andrade have been splitting reps since the spring.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
The ticket price is likely to come down as Samsung moves ahead with its planned global rollout of smaller screen sizes, which could take a big bite out of the current color-rich OLED market.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Injuries and perhaps a post-chase energy comedown have contributed to losses in eight of their last 12 games.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Two of the more popular ones are the Brut Party in Times Square (June 27), for the leather-and-harness set, and the 25th annual Alegria (June 29), which begins at 4:30 p.m. at Avant Gardner in Brooklyn and ends 24 hours later with Sunrise, a chill rooftop comedown.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come down
Verb
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The show doesn’t just happen in front of them, but around them.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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What propels the show now is the immediacy, the urgency of being in this setting with what’s happening in American health care right now.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Claire’s first filed for bankruptcy back in 2018, blaming similar larger economic factors for its demise.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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So, while rumors of its demise aren’t true, the show’s survival does underscore a bigger question: As federal dollars disappear, how many other programs (especially those without Tiny Desk’s global fanbase) will be able to weather the storm?—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When that is the mantra and the mindset, there is less inclination to make a certain series bigger.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is undoubtedly one of the most baffling mysteries of all time, and there is a purist sense of absolute joy and satisfaction in solving it.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In an appearance on Angie Martinez’s IRL podcast, Clarkson opened up about the ups and downs of co-parenting.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
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There are just so many ups and downs and so many unknowns.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes a great strength can also be the source of a cliff-dive downfall.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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The old notes of downfall, discord, despair no longer resonate.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
27 July 2025
Verb
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Thankfully, the thumb injury occurred on his non-throwing hand.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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There’s an epic scene in Highest 2 Lowest where a subway chase occurs at the same time as a Puerto Rican Day Parade party.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ila Desai faced setbacks when developing Girls Count Too, a math program for fifth-grade girls.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Athletic trainers have limited Gates’ workload, but his absence is a setback — to what degree remains to be seen.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, generally, change does not come about by a single event, but rather by a build-up of a series of things.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
9 Aug. 2025
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My first Kafka translation came about in the 1990s when Schocken Books, an imprint of what was then Random House, held an open competition for new translations of his work.—
Mark Harman
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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