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as in fell
to lead or extend downward
the pathway descends to the river bank
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as in deteriorated
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 plunged
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 dismounted
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 descended
More than a dozen others lay wounded as the downtown block descended into chaos.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
At least seven tornadoes broke out Wednesday night across the Midwest and Southeast, as severe weather descended on a large swath of the country.
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Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In this exclusive excerpt, Norman writes about the infamous moment where Epstein first descended down into the dank Cavern Club and saw the Beatles play for the first time.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
But the global media had descended upon this faraway island to cover a crisis that seemed to be taking place almost entirely on TV.
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Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
Fans from around the globe have descended on the United States for the FIFA World Cup, and few fanbases have made as much noise — literally and figuratively — as those supporting Scotland.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
The next day, young Black hopefuls descended on Central Wharf, a bustling boatyard in the seaside town, to hear what the men had to say.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The tour descended down a vertiginous circular staircase to the ground floor, which featured a marble dance floor, three marble fireplaces, an indoor koi pond (empty), a game room, and two large bars set within fourteen paces of each other, give or take.
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Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
On Tuesday, rodeo lovers and animal welfare advocates descended on downtown Los Angeles to argue for and against a draft ordinance that would ban the hooved spectacles within the city.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
At least seven tornadoes broke out Wednesday night across the Midwest and Southeast, as severe weather descended on a large swath of the country.
—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In this exclusive excerpt, Norman writes about the infamous moment where Epstein first descended down into the dank Cavern Club and saw the Beatles play for the first time.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
But the global media had descended upon this faraway island to cover a crisis that seemed to be taking place almost entirely on TV.
—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
Fans from around the globe have descended on the United States for the FIFA World Cup, and few fanbases have made as much noise — literally and figuratively — as those supporting Scotland.
—
Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
The next day, young Black hopefuls descended on Central Wharf, a bustling boatyard in the seaside town, to hear what the men had to say.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The tour descended down a vertiginous circular staircase to the ground floor, which featured a marble dance floor, three marble fireplaces, an indoor koi pond (empty), a game room, and two large bars set within fourteen paces of each other, give or take.
—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
On Tuesday, rodeo lovers and animal welfare advocates descended on downtown Los Angeles to argue for and against a draft ordinance that would ban the hooved spectacles within the city.
—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descended
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.
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The Downfall and Freefall documentaries argue that Boeing’s company culture deteriorated as company execs prioritized profits and a rising share price over safety.
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By 2024, his health had deteriorated to the point of requiring continuous oxygen, leading to his evaluation for a groundbreaking dual-organ transplant under the HOPE Act.
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The importance of that relationship became clear in 2025, when live cattle imports plunged by more than 50%.
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Oil stockpiles at the critical oil hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, have plunged to the bare minimum of what is needed to operate.
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Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.
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The Continental Army went into the battle with a two-to-one advantage in numbers, but when most of the American militia crumbled in the face of a British bayonet charge, Pumphrey's unit was outnumbered, Wise says.
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The fronts of two rowhomes crumbled to the ground Monday night as severe weather hit the Delaware Valley.
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Gas dipped below $4 a gallon for the first time since March.
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World Cup sensation Freddy dipped his toes into the country music world in epic fashion.
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Some 25 Americans were on the ship, including about seven who disembarked in April and 18 who remained on board.
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Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the cruise ship MV Hondius, says at least 29 living passengers from 12 countries disembarked the ship and went home after the death of the first passenger on board (before officials knew of the outbreak).
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Rising global energy prices have worsened the situation.
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Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insecurity has worsened as the militants have started operating in the southern region.
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