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 Black’s wife, who had summoned Bell, was concerned that her husband was coming down with a cold. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 There is a lot of money in the market, but some of it appears to be receding and the number of commissions is coming down. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 That percentage is coming down as part of UPS’ plan to eliminate lower-quality volume, but Amazon still represents a meaningful part of the business. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 Jones intercepted Jay Kastantin on Bowling Green’s second offensive possession, coming down with a ball tipped by Williams Nwaneri at the line of scrimmage. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 The easiest way to know which trends are coming down the pipeline is to look to stylish celebrities who have access to the coolest pieces. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026 The walls between the tools available to different investors are coming down. — John Bartleman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Those walls are coming down, thanks to a wave of vibe coding enabled by OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Cowork. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Neighbors are also extremely relieved to see the tree finally coming down. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming down

Verb

Why young drinkers are swapping bars for saunas The shift is happening alongside a broader pullback from alcohol.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Rob and Ian must have gone home wondering what on earth was happening.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of happening

Verb

About 4,400 workers are prohibited from going on strike because they are deemed essential to public health and safety.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And the other film is about a Jordanian farmer and the water loss in Jordan, because there’s a whole political situation going on with water being stolen by Israel.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of going on

Verb

And if things weren’t already bad enough for Los Angeles, facing Andy Reid coming off a bye is about the last thing any team wants.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Tennessee is coming off a 26-3 home loss to what was a winless Houston Texans team that managed to sack Ward four times.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming off

Verb

Top Commanders wideout Terry McLaurin had to be carted off the field in the first half with an apparent left knee injury after going down without contact.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The sun going down over Coleman Pond, which sits at the back of Katz’s Lincolnville property.

— Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of going down

Verb

So even after a summer in which Miami acquired a two-time MVP (Giannis Antetokounmpo) and another future Hall of Famer (Klay Thompson), the questions keep coming about which player the Heat can now add to put it over the top.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
But to answer your question, yes, there is stuff coming about the other silos.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming about

Verb

In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Rice could return in the coming week after suffering a strained hamstring.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026