descend on

English

Verb

descend on (third-person singular simple present descends on, present participle descending on, simple past and past participle descended on)

  1. Synonym of descend upon
    • 2013, Tanya Lewis, Applicants for One-Way Mars Trip to Descend on Washington‎:
      A coterie of aspiring Martians will descend on Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Aug. 3) for the first Million Martian Meeting.
    • 2021, Kara Kostanich, To wear or not to wear? New CDC mask guidance causing confusion‎:
      On a nearly a perfect spring Sunday many descended on Seattle’s Green Lake Park - walking, boating or catching up on lost time with loved ones.
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