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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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
Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic has now come up with four names to keep an eye on for Buffalo.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But Torre, of course, came up through traditional journalism.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Justin eventually came up with a bridge and a solo, which finished the song.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Also, what sort of idiot chef came up with this recipe in the first place?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But Torre, of course, came up through traditional journalism.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Justin eventually came up with a bridge and a solo, which finished the song.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Also, what sort of idiot chef came up with this recipe in the first place?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up
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Chelsea shared on Instagram that Maximus spent eight days in the hospital before being able to come home.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Anthropologist Eugenia Shanklin’s analysis of the details in this legend, and her discussions with Kom people (1989), led her to conclude that the geomyth arose after a real natural disaster centuries ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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When speaking with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year, Next Gen NYC creator and executive producer Michaline Babich explained that the idea for the series arose from her time working on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The character names in many western fantasy books today would sound right at home in a Welsh classroom, and numerous plots draw on our myths and history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To determine the rankings, GOBankingRates drew on data from several sources, including Zillow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve, and weighted the rankings to produce an overall score that reflects both affordability and livability.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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More old Reddit posts surfaced Wednesday, with The Advocate reporting that Platner used homophobic slurs and made anti-LGBTQ+ jokes between 2018 and 2021.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, reports surfaced about the death of former running back Doug Martin.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs, as did Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi during Asian trading hours.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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When the Exposition closed that November, however, it was unceremoniously disassembled, never to be seen again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tom Curran, energy technology analyst with Seaport Research Partners, told Fortune the power opportunity is an emerging bright spot in an industry suffering through a slump.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Alexander Isak couldn’t take the couple of chances that came his way and then didn’t emerge for the second half due to discomfort in his groin as strike partner Ekitike outshone him once again.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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So one day last winter, as a new MLS season began, Higginbotham’s wife, Nicole, approached him with an idea.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Upcoming comets to view This celestial calendar includes significant comets that will approach Earth through the rest of 2025 and into early 2026 and can be seen with binoculars or a telescope.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The last time this happened in the Championship before this season was 2013-14, when Derby, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday and Yeovil Town all failed to win any of their first five home matches.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And while the end result was once again pretty anti-climactic, there were actually some other notable things happening in episode 5 of Survivor 49, so let’s make like Nate and MC on the sandbags and get to work.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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