1
as in to fall
to lead or extend downward
the pathway descends to the river bank
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2
as in to deteriorate
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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3
as in to plunge
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 to dismount
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 descend
For five days, between March 12-16, thousands of guests descend upon Atlantis Paradise Island, where everything from music to flavors of food gets turned up.
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Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Actors, writers, musicians and influencers have descended on Austin for days of premieres, panels and creativity.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Monday Night Raw's main event steel cage match between Rollins and CM Punk descended into chaos with the unexpected return of Roman Reigns.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Residents, largely members of the Alawite religious minority that Mr. Assad and his inner circle belonged to, were the subject of revenge killings as gunmen descended on the region.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Actors, writers, musicians and influencers have descended on Austin for days of premieres, panels and creativity.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Monday Night Raw's main event steel cage match between Rollins and CM Punk descended into chaos with the unexpected return of Roman Reigns.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Residents, largely members of the Alawite religious minority that Mr. Assad and his inner circle belonged to, were the subject of revenge killings as gunmen descended on the region.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descend
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After this, oil production will fall, albeit slowly toward 2050, as decarbonization proceeds and more electric vehicles take to the roads.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Stock indexes have fallen markedly in recent weeks, as Trump's tariffs have contributed to economic uncertainty.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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Its effects weren’t confined to California—air quality deteriorated in neighboring states, and supply chain disruptions followed.—
Joel Carboni,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Despite overcoming the initial infection, Thomas’ condition deteriorated.—
Amy McGorry,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average also took a hit, dropping 2.1 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged 4 percent.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Volatile markets fell, then really plunged, and rebounded some in wild trading to close off their lows for the day — but still in the red.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Considered one of the best bull riders of all time, Lane Frost was tragically killed in 1989 at the age of 25 after dismounting a bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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The typing angle of this new keyboard is gently sloped but there are no flip-out feet to adjust the angle.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Fine white sand, coconut palm trees overhead, a gently sloping beach and unobstructed views out to sea.—
Sarah Stodola,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Cloistered within the dense Mediterranean scrub lay crumbling remnants of bunkers and barracks.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2025
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Marcos appeared on nationwide television around midnight shortly after Duterte was flown out and denied the allegations of the vice president, who has had a bitter falling out with him after their whirlwind political alliance as running mates in the 2022 elections crumbled.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Choco-Shenanigans Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with white Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing and topped with green icing drizzles and gold coin glitter sprinkles.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Hershey's Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake Doughnut features an unglazed shell doughnut, filled with a caramel cheesecake cream, dipped in milk chocolate icing and topped with chocolate cookie crumb and a salted caramel swirl.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Except Alex is not disembarking in New York City because that would be actual progress.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, passengers board and disembark by way of a narrow gangplank.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Descend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descend. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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