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descend
verb as in move down, lower
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verb as in condescend
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Earlier this month, Toledo, Ohio, watched its municipal water supply descend into an undrinkable stew of algal toxins.
Even before she could descend to tell her story, rumors were spreading to discredit her.
Just one more note of caution before we descend down the rapids of morality and ethics.
Thousands of bands descend on Austin, Texas, for the South By Southwest music festival.
So they had to make me this waterproof renaissance gown and I would have to descend into the hot tub for rehearsal.
As he was about to descend the tree to feed upon his victim, his wicked eyes saw the hunters for the first time.
Laidlaw said nothing, but sprang to the head of the ladder, got carefully upon it, and began steadily to descend with Susy.
This contempt for the masses they cherish until they have to descend from Parnassus and enter the public service.
When about to descend himself, his brother cuts the cord and leaves him a prisoner on the mountain.
Courage, my child,” he says; “see, we have gone a great distance; to-morrow before sundown we shall descend in Belgium.
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On this page you'll find 147 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to descend, such as: cascade, collapse, crash, dip, disembark, and dive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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