1
as in dips
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
the airplane began its gradual descent to the landing field
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2
as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level
the nation's rapid descent into anarchy after the revolution
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as in demises
a loss of status
for throwing the game, the ballplayer underwent a huge descent in the eyes of the fans
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as in incursions
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the lightning descent of the invading army on that unsuspecting border town
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as in attacks
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the descent of the voracious locusts on the wheat fields
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as in ancestries
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a person of Finnish descent
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as in downhills
a downward slope
on bicycle tours the ascents always seem to outnumber the descents
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Recent Examples of descents
These in-bounds, hike-to zones offer a backcountry feel with truly hair-raising descents.
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Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Every year, these men and women gather on a sprawling ridgeline near Zion National Park in Utah, and proceed to see who can ride the least rideable-looking line down a mountain bigger than your last 5 descents, combined.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
People have tried ski descents from Everest in the past, but none of them have completed the run without bottled oxygen.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Grippy waterproof shoes and a good rain jacket are essential on this one for mud, streams, and steep, slippery descents.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
This three-day program moves on to teaching more advanced techniques, like left-foot braking, handling ascents and descents, and weight transfer.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Human sequences depicted various runs and also ascents, descents, lifts, throws, wrestling, dances, a child crawling, and a woman pouring a bucket of water over another woman.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019
Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Every year, these men and women gather on a sprawling ridgeline near Zion National Park in Utah, and proceed to see who can ride the least rideable-looking line down a mountain bigger than your last 5 descents, combined.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
People have tried ski descents from Everest in the past, but none of them have completed the run without bottled oxygen.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Grippy waterproof shoes and a good rain jacket are essential on this one for mud, streams, and steep, slippery descents.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
This three-day program moves on to teaching more advanced techniques, like left-foot braking, handling ascents and descents, and weight transfer.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Human sequences depicted various runs and also ascents, descents, lifts, throws, wrestling, dances, a child crawling, and a woman pouring a bucket of water over another woman.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descents
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Hard or heavy frosts, also called hard freezes, are dips below 28°F.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their dips, which are made with real chicken and cottage cheese, deliver nine to ten grams of protein.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Although the balloon incident has not been directly linked to Moscow, Lithuania's border closures add to tensions spiked by accusations of Russian incursions into NATO airspace amid Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The outlet added that the recent airspace incursions have fueled fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be testing NATO, though Moscow has denied this.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Often, one of the pair is more offensive or box-to-box in their profile, with the other being more of a traditional, defensive-minded midfielder whose strengths are to break up opposition attacks.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scatological attacks are usually the province of outsiders trying to cut the powerful down to size.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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This lack of representation is problematic for people of different ancestries because genetic risk factors differ across populations.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The ability to shop Hibbett’s assortment mix on the Uber Eats app went live on Thursday, ensuring that athletes, sneakerheads and fans can get the latest sneaker drops, running shoes and lifestyle sneakers on the Uber platform.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lower-earning majors beyond just communications saw drops, however.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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For Parisian Jews in 1941 and 1942, these thefts were compounded by a cascade of other degradations, including the loss of distinguished positions at the Sorbonne, in banking, science, and medicine, with more devastation to come.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Without Allen and his ability to stretch the field, the Bills' downfalls on defense would likely not have led to a 4-1 record.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Some of those mistakes eventually cause their downfalls.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Descents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descents. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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