descend upon
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editdescend upon (third-person singular simple present descends upon, present participle descending upon, simple past and past participle descended upon)
- to arrive in large numbers, usually without warning or invitation
- to visit in large numbers, especially a public place
- 2013, Laurie Gaarrett, Maxine Builder, The Middle East Plague Goes Global[1]:
- This fall, millions of devout Muslims will descend upon Mecca, Medina, and Saudi Arabia's holy sites in one of the largest annual migrations in human history.
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editvisit in large numbers