Thesaurus results for COMING DOWN

coming down

verb

present participle of come down

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 Neighbors are also extremely relieved to see the tree finally coming down. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Getting everything out is so chaotic that guests start coming down the slide before they’re even done. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026 Both had introduced a Friday lunchtime town hall — a weekly hour where people could talk through changes coming down the pipeline before and during the transformation. — Owen Fitzpatrick, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Just a few pitches later, rain in the Cleveland area started coming down in buckets. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Both sides have acknowledged that coming down from the high of such wins took a little extra time. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 Balogun was sent off for coming down on the foot of Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic in the 64th minute of the Americans' win in the Round of 32. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Then a girl called out to them from up the road, coming down the switchback through the forest. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 At New York New Jersey Stadium (as MetLife Stadium is currently known), the rain was coming down steadily in the lead-up to kickoff. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming down

Verb

The more interesting story, however, was happening inside the cockpit.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Operating from the air, it is designed to help military forces detect and track activity and maintain a broader picture of what is happening around them.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of happening

Verb

Mateo Kovacic has been starting the games on tour in Asia, with Nico Gonzalez coming off the bench.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The Bucs invested a first-round pick in Bain and added Lions free agent Al-Quadin Muhammad, who had 11 sacks coming off the bench last season.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming off

Verb

This shift might be coming about due to nostalgia, a desire to restore an older home to its roots, or a need to confine certain activities and items to certain areas.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
Police then shot Kirby in two more hails of gunfire, with the first and last shots coming about 17 seconds apart, video showed.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 15 May 2026

Definition of coming about

Verb

For the first time, two worlds—once separated—are coming face to face, not through screams, but through laughter.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Game time is coming more regularly now for the 16-year-old, having racked up almost 50 percent of his senior career minutes since the start of May.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026