Descend and Fall

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Descend

Descend verb - To lead or extend downward.
Usage example: the pathway descends to the river bank
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Fall is a synonym for descend in drop topic. In some cases you can use "Fall" instead a verb "Descend", when it comes to topics like activity, movement, come down, rise. popular alternative
Nearby Words: descent, descendant, descending, descender, descendible

Fall

Fall verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock
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Descend is a synonym for fall in drop topic. You can use "Descend" instead a verb "Fall", if it concerns topics such as come down, rise, plunge. popular alternative
Nearby Words: falling, fallen

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moment descend moment fall moment
time descend time fall time
way descend way fall way
bit descend bit fall bit
Other words: nothing, times, stories, powers, whom.

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  • Video Game / MOTHER 3 Then you fall down a shaft/elevator for what seems like forever and descend a long staircase to get to Porky, The Masked Man, and the final Needle.
    Source: Video Game / MOTHER 3
  • Parasol Parachute In the Sofia the First episode "The Secret Library", Sofia uses this technique on Prince Roderick, hooking his belt with her Aunt Tilly's umbrella, causing him to fall off of his pegasus and descend to the ground, unharmed but irritated.
    Source: Parasol Parachute
  • Seppuku After a ceremony where they are declared to be already dead, they descend into the furthest reaches of the Deep Roads to hold back the Darkspawn horde for the rest of their natural lives, or until they fall in battle.
    Source: Seppuku
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