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to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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Recent Examples of coming down
The cobwebs are coming down, and the twinkle lights are going up!
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Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
As for borrowing against home equity, lending rates have been coming down slowly.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Zane Wach and his father had ascended the peak by the Mountaineer’s Route but were reportedly coming down via the trail.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Moody, with three seconds left and a steady mist coming down, nailed a 38-yard field goal to give the Bears the 25-24 win.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers stole two games at the raucous Citizens Bank Park, with both games coming down to the wire.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The presentation embodied an alien theme, with some models wearing alien heads coming down the runway.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
And Sweet Dreams, of course, with that cow coming down the elevator into this tiny basement in SoHo.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
While some employers still rely on typical benchmarks like degrees or titles, this talent strategy has helped the Hawks close workforce gaps and prepare for the surprises coming down the court.
—Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
As for borrowing against home equity, lending rates have been coming down slowly.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Zane Wach and his father had ascended the peak by the Mountaineer’s Route but were reportedly coming down via the trail.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Moody, with three seconds left and a steady mist coming down, nailed a 38-yard field goal to give the Bears the 25-24 win.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers stole two games at the raucous Citizens Bank Park, with both games coming down to the wire.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The presentation embodied an alien theme, with some models wearing alien heads coming down the runway.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
And Sweet Dreams, of course, with that cow coming down the elevator into this tiny basement in SoHo.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
While some employers still rely on typical benchmarks like degrees or titles, this talent strategy has helped the Hawks close workforce gaps and prepare for the surprises coming down the court.
—Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming down
Verb
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Gossip blogs on the Housewives have become an entire cottage industry, and that’s a far more likely explanation as to why this tends to keep happening.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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What happened to us at this company is happening at another company in another sector.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The way Easterwood sees it, people don’t think voting in local elections affects them as personally as what’s going on at the White House and at the state level.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bottom line The most likely scenario moving forward has the Oilers activating Walman this weekend, with Regula possibly going on IR.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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Stocks had been coming off a monthslong hot streak.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Those injury issues bled into his junior year, with the 6-foot running back going down on the first day of fall camp in late July.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.—
Phillip Reese,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Butler had been allowed supervised visitation every Saturday and, according to court records, was expected to gain unsupervised visitation rights in the coming weeks.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The two companies, which share similar brand- and consumer-focused philosophies, are increasingly coming into direct competition as Ralph Lauren builds in handbags, Coach’s bread-and-butter business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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