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descended

verb as in condescend

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

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The atmosphere in the city following the racist killings was "like a cloud" had descended, she added.

From BBC

A fireworks display descended into chaos when rockets flew into the crowd and hit spectators.

From BBC

Ramping up to a nail-biting election, a slew of people with steadfast political beliefs and questionable moral values descended on New York City from far and wide.

From Salon

Small communities descended from enslaved island populations in the South, known as Gullah, or Geechee in Georgia, are scattered along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.

From BBC

Once again, the defense descended into late chaos.

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

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