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comedown

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noun

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Recent Examples of come down
Verb
But the difference between a competition-level team and a championship one often comes down to who is sitting in the cockpit. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025 Oakmont was as advertised this week, with some of the game’s best like Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and more struggling to find answers for its tough greens, thick roughs, and the pouring rain that came down on Sunday certainly didn’t help matters for those vying for the championship. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 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 See All Example Sentences for come down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come down
Verb
  • The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • But there are times where, for some reason, things don’t happen.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • And the company’s legal battle with Albertsons over the demise of the merger deal is ongoing.
    Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 June 2025
  • The urgency of the warnings comes as Russia faces losing another regional ally if the regime in Iran falls, only months after the demise of the Assad regime in Syria.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • There is a road closure on Monarch Highway from exit 225A to I-35 North.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Advertisement But like all great friendships, the Trump-Netanyahu bromance has had its ups and downs.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 June 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The litigation is occurring as the WNBPA and WNBA prepare for a potential labor dispute with the CBA set to expire on Oct. 31.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 June 2025
  • The most hazardous conditions are expected to occur between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., according to NWS.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Senate Republicans hit a major setback in their race to pass a massive tax and spending package on Thursday, as a chamber official ruled against a key provision to get the conference on board to vote for the plan by week's end.
    Claudia Grisales, NPR, 26 June 2025
  • The ruling is a major setback for Republican leadership, who are under pressure to expeditiously move it to the Senate floor to meet Trump's Fourth of July deadline for passage.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • How did the Paris-to-L.A. handover special come about?
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 June 2025
  • The decision to renew the FilmLA contract comes about a month after Mayor Karen Bass issued a directive aimed at undoing some of the red tape around local production.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 June 2025

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