1
as in to come
to come near or nearer
the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go
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2
as in to arise
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
let me know if anything else comes up during the project
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Recent Examples of come up
Global incomes are coming up, and this is increasing the purchasing power of billions of consumers.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
How did HomeToGo come up with its findings?
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Sometimes violets come up, unbidden.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
And this idea came up about taxidermying it.
—Steve Knopper, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
How did HomeToGo come up with its findings?
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Sometimes violets come up, unbidden.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
And this idea came up about taxidermying it.
—Steve Knopper, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up
Verb
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Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The first strike actually came defensively.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The zillion-dollar question then arises as to how else the code can be fixed?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But organic compounds can arise from either living organisms or nonbiological chemistry, making their origin uncertain.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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The founders are drawing on their experience.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The menu draws on Brazilian and other South American traditions.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Broader concerns have also surfaced that even adult users are building unhealthy emotional attachments to AI chatbots, in part because the tools are often designed to be agreeable and supportive.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The notes surfaced in a trove of more than 100 emails between the two friends, obtained by Bloomberg News.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Dow closed above 46,000 for the first time in history on Thursday.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The flip-up straw makes for easy sipping, and the lid closes with a snap to prevent accidental leaks.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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Israel, a nation which Kirk was a vocal supporter of, has also emerged as a flashpoint following his death.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Kirk, no evidence has emerged connecting 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with any outside group.—
Trevor Hunnicutt,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Fraser and Schweigert also laid out a four-quadrant model on how to approach high-stakes situations.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The plane then slows down and comes to a stop as airport staff approach the jet.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Numerous studies have demonstrated that shots using mRNA technology, including Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, are safe and effective, and serious side effects have happened in extremely rare cases.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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An end-user can simply command the AI to do a cleanup, wait and see what happens, and if needed, go ahead and repeat the declaration doggedly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Come up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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