as in to happen
to take place
let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting
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as in demise
a loss of status
after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick
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Recent Examples of come down
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
What goes up must come down, and those bullets fall down.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
But her return to the drudgery of chemotherapy several days later was a difficult comedown.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Verb
At a town hall before the delegate assembly vote, sources said Mulgrew framed the race as coming down to two candidates: Mamdani and Mayor Adams.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
What goes up must come down, and those bullets fall down.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
Noun
That was a comedown for a player who hit 22 home runs for the Orioles in 2021 then went deep 16 times in 2022 and 2023.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
But her return to the drudgery of chemotherapy several days later was a difficult comedown.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come down
Verb
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Their off-screen drama was just as juicy as what happened on TV.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 July 2025
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The collision happened around the four-mile mark, on Master Garden Road near Valley View Golf Course, when a deer ran out of the woods, striking the woman, Syracuse.com reports.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Nothing screams romance quite like lawmakers vigorously debating legislation or bills meeting their demise as deadlines loom.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Verb
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But people seem to like it, though there are barely even enough critic or audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes to make heads or tails of its quality.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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There are books upon books upon books, binders about the movie.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Girls centered around four women living in New York City during their 20s, charting the ups and downs of their personal and professional lives.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Trump has previously threatened to cut federal contracts and subsidies to Musk’s various businesses, which include SpaceX and Tesla (Tesla’s stock often tracks the ups and downs of Musk’s political fortunes), and has even mused about potentially having Musk deported.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Some slides did have a 1 hour wait time but that was the only downfall. ...—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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At a time when countless think pieces have been penned about the downfall of original animation, particularly in the light of recent box office flops from major players like Pixar, Applehans says studios should look to broaden their outlook, instead of relying on tired tropes.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Riccardo Boni, 17, was on a beach at Montalto di Castro, a resort about 70 miles north of his home city of Rome, with his parents and siblings when the incident occurred at around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 10, per local outlet Il Messaggero.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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The teen, identified as Riccardo Boni by several Italian media outlets, was vacationing in Montalto di Castro, Italy, with his family when the incident occurred on Thursday, July 10.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Chelsea has avoided major injury setbacks through its first five games.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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Work on Barca’s stadium has already suffered several setbacks, with an original return date of November 2024 long since passed.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Verb
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How did the idea of involving your viewers in such a direct way come about?—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The changes come about a year after the warehouse chain hiked prices of its annual memberships for the first time in seven years.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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“Come down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20down. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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