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descend

verb as in condescend

verb as in trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down

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Yet despite being at its weakest in years, Hezbollah retains a loyal following, a reality that appeared in full force with the thousands that descended on Aitaroun for the mass reburial ceremony.

The talks mark the first official meeting since Zelensky's visit to the White House descended into acrimony last month.

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“The way I see myself is I’m ascending, even if people on the outside say I’m descending.”

Every March dozens of people including politicians, business people and lobbyists from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland descend on the capital of the United States.

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A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone off the seabed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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