as in happening
to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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Recent Examples of coming down
Now, the walls are coming down.
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Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The feeling on Wall Street is that this implies higher inflation is coming down the pipeline.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
And while Elm Biosciences is launching with just two products, Stewart hinted that more may be coming down the pipeline.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The feeling on Wall Street is that this implies higher inflation is coming down the pipeline.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
And while Elm Biosciences is launching with just two products, Stewart hinted that more may be coming down the pipeline.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming down
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Killings related to domestic violence are making headlines and families and friends of the victims are speaking out in an effort to bring awareness to these incidents that are happening too frequently.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Operations need help figuring out what’s happening within an environment.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instagram is a good place to check up with Jeff Bezos’ new wife and at least get an idea of what’s going on in her life.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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After reaching the playoffs for the seventh consecutive time last year, the Braves entered this season with high hopes of getting some star players back healthy and going on a deep postseason run once again.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hood offered an olive branch to Equity last week to co-operate on the issue but Equity is instead going down the appeals route.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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A lot of people are making significantly more money doing their own thing than going down the traditional studio route.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of Kirk's visit to Utah Valley University, some students started an online petition asking university administrators to stop him from coming.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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As women’s sports across the country get more attention, and the league looks to expand in the coming years, that engagement is even more valuable.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Coming down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20down. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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