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descended

[dih-sen-did] / dɪˈsɛn dɪd /


VERB
trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down
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Her older sons were close to the median, one on a skateboard and the other on skates, as the two cars seemingly accelerated and descended on them, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The launch of limited edition Swatch watches descended into chaos Saturday in several European cities and New York, with French police firing tear gas to restore order at one store near Paris.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Darcel Clark was at the Mall at Bay Plaza in the Bronx, N.Y., in February, waiting for her order from the Bed-Stuy Fish Fry when a rowdy group of teenagers suddenly descended on the property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

King Charles and Queen Camilla descended the stairs of the aircraft as they began their four-day visit.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Idiptu cried as he descended out of the swirling black sky.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda



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