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Recent Examples of came down
According to the letter sent from Paxton’s office to Sorrells, the opinion came down to the wording of the law.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
Ferber came down the stairs, carrying an empty carton in front of her.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down ninth, just before her, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down immediately before her and placed sixth, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Before all the heavy equipment came down Hickman Street, people had snowbanks blocking their on-street parking and had to carve out paths to walk around.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Seasoned by past experiences, including two playoff losses that came down to the final moments.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
Ferber came down the stairs, carrying an empty carton in front of her.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down ninth, just before her, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At the finish, Vonn traded fist pumps and a hug with teammate Breezy Johnson, who came down immediately before her and placed sixth, after a nearly hour-long delay because of fog.
—Andrew Dampf, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Before all the heavy equipment came down Hickman Street, people had snowbanks blocking their on-street parking and had to carve out paths to walk around.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Seasoned by past experiences, including two playoff losses that came down to the final moments.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
After that initial week, my buddies from college came down to see me, which was super nice.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
Verb
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The cause of the accident, which happened shortly before noon in good weather, was not immediately clear.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The water reaching the Lower Basin will probably fall below that point later this year or next, which has never happened, said Brenda Burman, general manager of the Central Arizona Project.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Importantly, there was no access to our member database, member accounts, the Bumble application, or member direct messages or profiles.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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All the while, there was the cancer.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Then someone who looked like a supervisor went down the line talking to the officers, Bertrand said.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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There’s also a sense that the woman no longer recognizes the 20-year-old woman who went down a violent path.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The incident occurred just hours before dozens of flyers depicting former Prince Andrew were briefly scattered around the village of Dedham ahead of the royal visit, The Times reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The release said Lovely lives near where the fire occurred.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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