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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
For more than 15 years, the Oak Park Farmers Market has spanned McClatchy Park in Sacramento on Saturdays, and the market’s tents are now permanently coming down.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The analysts, who raised their price target to $206 from $195 and kept their buy rating, said consumers getting tax breaks and inflation coming down should help.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The cobwebs are coming down, and the twinkle lights are going up!
—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
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The analysts, who raised their price target to $206 from $195 and kept their buy rating, said consumers getting tax breaks and inflation coming down should help.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The cobwebs are coming down, and the twinkle lights are going up!
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming down
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In January 2025, fans thought Monfils had a shot at the Australian Open title after going on a three-win streak.—
Erica Marrison,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Goliath, which centers on a small business going on a company retreat.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Around a sharp turn, about 20 seconds into her run, Vonn lost her balance after coming off a jump and skidded into the netting, lying on her back as medical personnel rushed to her aid.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Garrett Jacobs from Mira Costa, a UCLA commit, Robby Zimmerman from Redondo Union, a UCLA commit, and Kai Van Scoyoc, a USC commit, are coming off good junior seasons.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Bright and LoConti had followed a familiar path that millions of mothers like them were also going down.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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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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Erika defends Dorit while also coming for Amanda, saying that Amanda has told them a lot about her business and her accolades but hasn’t shared anything more personal.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Vance recently said that ICE agents could begin going door to door in the coming months, exacerbating fears.—
Edwidge Danticat,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Coming down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20down. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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