as in happened
to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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Recent Examples of came down
My mother came down for this surgery, too.
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Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The last time these schools met was in the 2024 Vocational (Small) Bowl, which came down to the wire (36-30 in favor of Tri-County).
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
According to Consuelos, the tension came down to a simple disagreement about which line to join.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The game included nine triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Multiple games came down to the wire in Week 6, and NFL fans hope for more exciting matchups in Week 7.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Southwest and Fort Worth Carter-Riverside came into Thursday night’s game at Scarborough-Handley Field looking to get their first win in district play for the season, and the matchup came down to a back-and-forth battle in the fourth quarter.
—Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
The third spot came down to Parker and Texas Tech’s David Bailey, who currently leads the FBS in pressures (31).
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
And the 2025 review of the evidence came down squarely behind the current guidelines, issued five years ago.
—Will Stone, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The last time these schools met was in the 2024 Vocational (Small) Bowl, which came down to the wire (36-30 in favor of Tri-County).
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
According to Consuelos, the tension came down to a simple disagreement about which line to join.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The game included nine triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Multiple games came down to the wire in Week 6, and NFL fans hope for more exciting matchups in Week 7.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Southwest and Fort Worth Carter-Riverside came into Thursday night’s game at Scarborough-Handley Field looking to get their first win in district play for the season, and the matchup came down to a back-and-forth battle in the fourth quarter.
—Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
The third spot came down to Parker and Texas Tech’s David Bailey, who currently leads the FBS in pressures (31).
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
And the 2025 review of the evidence came down squarely behind the current guidelines, issued five years ago.
—Will Stone, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
Verb
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And they’re not allowed to do that because of what happened (on Olivier’s hit).—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This happened when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As in years past, there was plenty of heated debate, some clever campaigning on social media, a last-minute push for votes from A-list significant others and a few races that were neck-and-neck right up until the last ballot was cast.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More importantly, Flacco has helped the Bengals stay in contention for the AFC North division title, something that seemed improbable when franchise QB Joe Burrow went down with an injury early in the season.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Wentz’s career went down a different path after that season.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many believe the increase has occurred within both the left and the right.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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