1
as in to fall
to lead or extend downward
the pathway descends to the river bank
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2
as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the order of the classroom descended into chaos when the teacher left the room
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3
as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind wait for the elevator to descend
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as in to dismount
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
the driver descended from the truck's cab, dreading to see what he had hit
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Recent Examples of descend
The responders learned that a party of four climbers from Renton, which is a suburb of Seattle, were involved in a fall while descending a steep gully, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
The room then descended into an Alien: Earth invasion with a creature appearing on stage.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Climbing up the pipes of a utility shaft, the inmates disassembled the ventilation covers, descended the roof on a chimney pipe and scaled a fence.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
At night, when Coughlin and his colleagues were home, LAPD gang squads descended on the Nick or Jordan Downs and cracked skulls for small infractions.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
The room then descended into an Alien: Earth invasion with a creature appearing on stage.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Climbing up the pipes of a utility shaft, the inmates disassembled the ventilation covers, descended the roof on a chimney pipe and scaled a fence.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
At night, when Coughlin and his colleagues were home, LAPD gang squads descended on the Nick or Jordan Downs and cracked skulls for small infractions.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descend
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More: Stocks fall, Dow down 800 points as bonds tank amid tax debate.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Heat’s Adebayo falls short of NBA All-Defensive nod for first time in six seasons Chris Perkins: Can the Dolphins transform 100-yard rushing games into wins?—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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While more durable than the original Irish linen that encased the wings when the KC Eaglet rolled out of the factory on Aug. 12, 1930, all fabrics will deteriorate over time from exposure to the sun.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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Their mental health deteriorated, which reinforced the officer’s excuse to keep them deadlocked.—
Justyna Rzewinski,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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In the meantime, however, Lake has plunged back into slashing the ranks of the workforce, with hundreds of contract employees let go for a second time over the past weekend.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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King will play one of Bullock’s daughters, the one who discovers the dark family secrets and her own dark powers, plunging the family into a crisis.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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One protester, who climbed up and sat on the neck of the bull, was told to dismount by a New York City police officer.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fixed an issue where Yasuke could block with his teppo after being dismounted instead of his melee weapon.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Deputies were shooting at a downward angle, since the gore was sloped, and footage showed bullets striking the roadway.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2025
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Being built on a hillside that sloped down from the nearby Manningham Lane brought another quirk, in that there was a void between the earth and the wooden floor ranging from nine to 30 inches.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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One of the five Venezuelan opposition activists who recently escaped after more than a year confined inside the Argentine Embassy in Caracas says their dramatic rescue underscores the crumbling state of the Nicolas Maduro regime’s security forces.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Prosecutors say Read struck John O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV and left him to freeze and die on the front lawn of 34 Fairview Road in Canton in the early morning of Jan. 29, 2022, after yet another argument in their crumbling relationship.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Jim has said mortgage rates need to dip below 6.5% to stimulate the housing market.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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In many respects, the film already feels out of date, mostly covering Trump’s crimes during his first term as well as the January 6 Capitol insurrection rather than dipping into the more flagrant fascism of his past few months back in office.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Upon arriving, he was met by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after disembarking from Air Force One before attending a Saudi-U.S. Investment forum.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Dogs were taking the metro, purposefully riding up and down escalators, taking their place in train cars alongside human passengers, and disembarking at destinations where friendly food stall operators had snacks on offer.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2025
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“Descend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descend. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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