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as in to fall
to lead or extend downward
the pathway descends to the river bank
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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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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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Recent Examples of descend
Video from a livestream in Lena shows the massive, rotating storm descending on the town.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mexico’s most prominent film fest will see a bevy of international stars descending on its second biggest city, with such luminaries as Darren Aronofsky, Edgar Ramirez and Almodovar regular Lola Dueñas, all of whom are being honored.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
New York parents and advocates descended on City Hall Thursday to plead with Mayor Mamdani to break with his schools chancellor and impose a two-year moratorium on artificial intelligence in the classroom.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The ten most miserable countries in the world in 2025, listed by descending rank order, were Venezuela, Sudan, Turkey, Iran, Argentina, Eswatini, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, and Lebanon.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mexico’s most prominent film fest will see a bevy of international stars descending on its second biggest city, with such luminaries as Darren Aronofsky, Edgar Ramirez and Almodovar regular Lola Dueñas, all of whom are being honored.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
New York parents and advocates descended on City Hall Thursday to plead with Mayor Mamdani to break with his schools chancellor and impose a two-year moratorium on artificial intelligence in the classroom.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The ten most miserable countries in the world in 2025, listed by descending rank order, were Venezuela, Sudan, Turkey, Iran, Argentina, Eswatini, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, and Lebanon.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descend
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Cortisol levels fell for both groups, according to the study.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Put simply, prices must fall still further in these metros for shoppers to cover the monthly nut.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The article notes that enforcement of existing protections has deteriorated considerably since their adoption, suggesting that the challenge extends beyond creating rules to ensuring sustained institutional commitment to their implementation and oversight.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Originally staged at Avignon in 2025, the play follows a father and daughter whose bond is tested across the vastness of space as one of them starts a new life on Mars while Earth deteriorates.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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What had seemed like a good way of chilling out was actually plunging me into a kind of crisis.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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At the throat, a gold clasp held the plunging design in place.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the world is spinning too fast to dismount.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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To recast a three-quarter-length body as a pyramid, a favorite Renaissance shape, Raphael repeatedly files down the shoulder blades and turns their supporting muscle into a long sloping line, which dives from neck to arm.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sheer cliffs rise from sloping green hills dotted with evergreens.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then, in extra innings, Elly De La Cruz caused the Twins to crumble on defense and the Reds fired up the jet to Tampa with a series sweep.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tourists were flocking in as a new class of Cuban entrepreneurs renovated crumbling buildings into restaurants, art galleries and hotels.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Daytime highs may struggle to get out of the 40s and 50s in many areas, and overnight lows could dip into the 30s, raising the possibility of patchy frost in some locations — an abrupt reminder that early spring in Michigan can still feel a lot like late winter.—
Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Fentanyl seizures, along with several other illicit drugs, have also dipped.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Airbus built the rover in the United Kingdom and is supplying the main structure for the lander, which will settle onto Mars and deploy ramps for the rover to disembark and begin its mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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He was photographed in the cockpit before changing out of his uniform and disembarking with the Queen.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Descend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descend. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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