coming down

present participle of come down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coming down 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 The rain is coming down hard near Miami Stadium and traffic restrictions are already in place. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming down
Verb
  • Don’t expect cinematic mega-floods or massive storms happening simultaneously all around the world every day for the next year.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This adoption is happening while the American open-weight bench thins out.
    Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, for those of us steeped in the tech field, there is quite a bit of head scratching going on.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • One of its recent projects is happening in Westport, where crews recently resumed work on the Westport Stormwater Improvement Project after going on hiatus for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Carolina is coming off a surprising NFC South title despite an 8-9 record, and a tight loss to the Los Angeles Rams in January’s wild card playoff round.
    John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Cubs, coming off a sweep of the Dodgers, moved to 10-4 during a stretch of 17 games in 17 days.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Walker was carted off the field at training camp on Tuesday after going down following a pass rush play.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The two had a conversation several weeks ago, Mozeliak said, and there was mutual agreement not to contemplate going down that road.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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
Verb
  • That does not suggest an update for the current Android 17 is coming anytime soon, not that Google’s new release offers much so far to set itself apart from Android 16.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said early last week that a deal may be coming , that news never materialized.
    Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Coming down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20down. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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