1
as in fell
to lead or extend downward
the pathway descends to the river bank
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2
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 disembarked
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
As the two soldiers descended the elevator to the three art vaults, escorted by the bank manager, neither Madame Matisse nor Marguerite was present.
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Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The path into the cave descended steeply, and the ceiling lowered so that everyone had to bend and then squat.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Medical personnel cared for injured friends Police officers descended on the scene some 30 seconds after the first 911 call, Renye said.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Skating from a height of 70 meters with a drop of 60 meters, the Brazilian descended on the Centro Administrativo Fernando Ferrari — a nearly 89-meter building in his homeland’s city of Porto Alegre.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Yes, plenty of skiers have descended parts of Everest since Yuichiro Miura’s tumble 50 years ago.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
After shooting elsewhere in Northern California in early 2024, the film’s production team descended on Sacramento.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Twenty teens, along with about 30 family members, then descended on the property.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
This isn’t to say that Mendín objects to the slew of national and international restaurants that have descended on the Miami area over the past several years.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The path into the cave descended steeply, and the ceiling lowered so that everyone had to bend and then squat.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Medical personnel cared for injured friends Police officers descended on the scene some 30 seconds after the first 911 call, Renye said.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Skating from a height of 70 meters with a drop of 60 meters, the Brazilian descended on the Centro Administrativo Fernando Ferrari — a nearly 89-meter building in his homeland’s city of Porto Alegre.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Yes, plenty of skiers have descended parts of Everest since Yuichiro Miura’s tumble 50 years ago.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
After shooting elsewhere in Northern California in early 2024, the film’s production team descended on Sacramento.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Twenty teens, along with about 30 family members, then descended on the property.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
This isn’t to say that Mendín objects to the slew of national and international restaurants that have descended on the Miami area over the past several years.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descended
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Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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They’re supposed to do fine in extreme heat and snow, though residents of other cities have had to rescue them when they’ve been felled by weather.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, as Ozzy's health deteriorated, the project shifted into a film instead.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Stone, brick and window work has deteriorated.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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American distillers have gotten a costly cold shoulder from Canada, where their exports plunged 85% earlier this year — topping broad declines in key international markets amid global trade tensions, a spirits industry group said Monday.—
Joseph Hostetler,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Aehr Test Systems — The stock plunged 20% after the semiconductor testing solutions firm reported a year-over-year drop in revenue and declined to issue guidance due to global trade tensions.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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Franklin disembarked to the news that shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Moments later, the couple disembarked from the chopper, walking hand-in-hand across the South Lawn.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Things had crumbled enough that Sasaki emerged as a logical option.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Had Darnold not crumbled in the postseason, re-signing him to a multi-year deal and deferring McCarthy to a three-year development plan would have been reasonable.—
Trevor Squire,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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And in fact, the ratio for Big Tech stocks, which have been driving the market surge, has actually dipped marginally.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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But by the afternoon shares were down 4%, and Musk’s net worth had dipped down to $490 billion.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Thompson said the lending skew will ultimately create worsened housing markets.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.—
Suhail Bhat,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Descended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descended. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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