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 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

Definition of happening

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

Definition of going on

Verb

Well, one possible reason for looking elsewhere was the uncertain status of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is coming off knee surgery to repair two torn ligaments.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Legionnaires’ Disease Germs that live in hot tubs or pools can also infect people who breathe in steam or mist coming off the water.

— Amanda MacMillan, Health, 30 July 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

Military analysts believe these capabilities will shape the future of air combat over the coming decades.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
In making decisions, teams figure to factor the NCAA's coming appeal of Sweeney's order and whether to risk bringing back players who could then be declared ineligible if her decision is overturned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026