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 Image The Band would never match the critical reception accorded its groundbreaking first two albums, and its members later descended into discord and substance abuse. Peter Applebome, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 Foster pressed a button, and half a dozen blinds started descending, to cover the windows facing the water. Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 Trump supporters who descended on the city to watch the ceremony outside the Capitol from the National Mall were left to find other places to view the festivities. Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 Trump supporters who descended on the city to watch the incoming president take the oath of office from the National Mall were left to find other places to view the ceremony when it was moved inside. Michelle Price, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for descend 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descend
Verb
  • More light rain fell periodically through the Bay Area on Monday, continuing a pattern that began Friday and ended a nearly month-long stretch without precipitation.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • In other words, in patients with Alzheimer's, the rising and falling of blood oxygen levels was fairly out of sync with the pulsing of the blood vessels that are supposed to deliver that blood to the brain.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The center and star teammate Elias Pettersson’s relationship had deteriorated, and Vancouver felt the need to move one of them, if not both.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
  • That cost coach Monty Williams his job, and the situation has only deteriorated since.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • From JLo debuting her now iconic and internet-breaking plunging Versace gown in 2000 (which led to the creation of Google Images) to pop princess Miley Cyrus channeling Barbarella at last year’s carpet, the looks are always serving.
    Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Just before his performance, audience members Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser ripped off his suit and tie to reveal a skin-tight blue jumpsuit with a plunging neckline.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Considered one of the best bull riders of all time, Lane Frost was tragically killed in 1989 at the age of 25 after dismounting a bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.
    David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Its roof slopes down quite steeply from front to back; its front wall also slopes.
    Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Multiple architectural elements are sloped or curved, including the hallways between guest rooms.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The village is small and dense, lined with crumbling structures and the exploded remains of cars.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Yakumo will use his unique fighting styles to defeat the Divine Dragon Order that’s turned Tokyo into a dystopian, crumbling mess.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In the fourth quarter, wholesale performance dropped 21.9 percent while DTC sales dipped just 0.1 percent, rising 0.9 percent at constant exchange rates.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
  • For one in every three Fort Worth area campuses, measles vaccination rates have dipped so low that there would almost certainly be an outbreak of the disease if a child came to school while infected, according to the Star-Telegram’s analysis.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • They were greeted by Sanon, who had disembarked days earlier from a private jet, and Ashkard Pierre, a friend of the pastor, who is also the subject of a wanted poster, in connection to the assassination, issued by Haitian police.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Droves of delegates arriving for the WEF were disembarking from their trains via a temporary railway platform that had been built halfway between the permanent Davos Dorf and Davos Platz stations that bookend the town.
    Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

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“Descend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descend. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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