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descended
verb as in move down, lower a
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verb as in condescend
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Example Sentences
They hiked, explored, ascended volcanoes, descended into caves and chased waterfalls and bears.
Remembering their thousands of fans screaming and trying to tear the band members to bits, Woody said it all descended into a "mass of crazy".
A 2005 biography of Bradford suggested she was indeed descended from lofty stock by way of her mother, who was, it said, the illegitimate daughter of a marquis.
The 12th century “Stavelot Retable,” loaned by Paris’ Cluny Museum, shows the Christian Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the 12 apostles, courtesy of beams of light radiating from above.
The sequins and cowboy hats were out in force as thousands of people descended on Nashville for the annual awards.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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