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as in came
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 surfaced
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 came up
Eventually one of RevMed’s chemistry teams came up with a way to use the glue concept to block all forms of the bad protein.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Then, Chambers came up behind Allen, ordered him to step away from the truck, grabbed his wrist and forced him to the ground.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
After a walk to Dylan Duran, Poindexter came up with the bases loaded and two out and lined a bags-clearing double to the wall in left-center field to push the lead to 12-0.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Also loved seeing her, post-club, smoking a cigarette out the window as the sun came up, draped in one of Deborah’s leopard coats.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
When Edwards came up against Page in 1947, the tying run was on deck in the top of the ninth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
That single footlight at Williams’ feet came up as primarily illumination again and again (really making those green socks pop), while at other times there was a monochromatic effect that puts the singer on roughly equal footing with the rest of her band.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
LeBron James sat with both feet in a bucket of ice and both knees wrapped in ice, his answers brief when the subject of the officiating came up after the Lakers lost Game 2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-107, Thursday night at Paycom Center.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Hauser came up limping after a midair collision with Embiid on the final play of the first quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Then, Chambers came up behind Allen, ordered him to step away from the truck, grabbed his wrist and forced him to the ground.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
After a walk to Dylan Duran, Poindexter came up with the bases loaded and two out and lined a bags-clearing double to the wall in left-center field to push the lead to 12-0.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Also loved seeing her, post-club, smoking a cigarette out the window as the sun came up, draped in one of Deborah’s leopard coats.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
When Edwards came up against Page in 1947, the tying run was on deck in the top of the ninth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
That single footlight at Williams’ feet came up as primarily illumination again and again (really making those green socks pop), while at other times there was a monochromatic effect that puts the singer on roughly equal footing with the rest of her band.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
LeBron James sat with both feet in a bucket of ice and both knees wrapped in ice, his answers brief when the subject of the officiating came up after the Lakers lost Game 2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-107, Thursday night at Paycom Center.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Hauser came up limping after a midair collision with Embiid on the final play of the first quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came up
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That would raise the question of why Morales is being forced out now, rather than when the fuel depot matter first surfaced.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Following the move, reports of overcrowding and mechanical issues inside the new facility surfaced.—
Ben Wheeler
June 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Last year, Spalding was approached at her home by Joe’s sister Margaret and volunteered a sample of her DNA.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Now as the race approached the final backstretch, Serna was ready to pounce.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Verb
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But serious problems with the House bill quickly arose.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The strange case of Scary Movie 5 arose during conversations with both Faris and Hall for Entertainment Weekly's Scary Movie cover, ahead of the film's June 5 premiere.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The interiors drew on local textiles, the cabin libraries were chock-full of books on local flora and fauna.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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The discovery emerged from observations collected by Euclid, which is primarily tasked with investigating dark matter and dark energy.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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The looks translated the shape and tension of ballet footwear into eveningwear, while duchesse satin emerged as a defining fabric.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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New York closed the game on an 11-0 run to stun the rowdy San Antonio crowd, which featured Knicks superfans Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller and Tracy Morgan.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The agency got a victory in April when a federal appeals court upheld its ruling against Evergreen for charging late fees against a trucking company when the Port of Savannah was closed for three days, denying the carrier a petition for review.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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In the production, directed by Jo Bonney, Susanna arrives there before realizing what has happened, a scene change that moves briskly enough to surprise you in the audience too.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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The dinghy could provide insight into what happened the night 55-year-old Lynette Hooker of Michigan disappeared.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Came up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20up. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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