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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
In due time the architect came up with an undulating single-story blob that people hated.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Muzila came up with by himself.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Better than the Astros, who came up empty.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 6, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Glen, who came up as a theater actor, is known for his role as the warrior knight Ser Jorah Mormont in HBO’s Game of Thrones and parts in the Resident Evil film trilogy, Prime Video’s The Rig and Apple TV’s Silo.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
The rooftop owners, led by the late Beth Murphy of Murphy’s Bleachers, came up with their own plan to allow the Cubs to install LED and static advertising signage — 20 feet by 7 feet — on the facades of the rooftop buildings.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Kim came up multiple times throughout the conversation.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Liu was the only American woman who qualified for a chance at the podium after Tuesday's short program after teammates Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito came up short.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Another fan, Chris Roberts, came up to me at Christmas in town.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Muzila came up with by himself.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Better than the Astros, who came up empty.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 6, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Glen, who came up as a theater actor, is known for his role as the warrior knight Ser Jorah Mormont in HBO’s Game of Thrones and parts in the Resident Evil film trilogy, Prime Video’s The Rig and Apple TV’s Silo.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
The rooftop owners, led by the late Beth Murphy of Murphy’s Bleachers, came up with their own plan to allow the Cubs to install LED and static advertising signage — 20 feet by 7 feet — on the facades of the rooftop buildings.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Kim came up multiple times throughout the conversation.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Liu was the only American woman who qualified for a chance at the podium after Tuesday's short program after teammates Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito came up short.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Another fan, Chris Roberts, came up to me at Christmas in town.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 7 Feb. 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
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Similar health crises surfaced wherever immigration officers massed in the past year.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Several names have already surfaced, but the leading contender is Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader's second son.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, broadcaster Sinclair approached Blackburn about helping figure out what to do with the network.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Amin Shouman, a resident of Abu Falah who witnessed the attack, told the Associated Press that dozens of Israeli settlers approached the village from the north and opened fire when they were confronted by a guard committee along the border of the village.—
Imad Isseid,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The scandal arose as early voting began in Texas, with Gonzales vying for the Republican candidacy for his district in the primaries.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Islamic State’s tyranny drew on the cultural resources of the Middle East—Islam—while Assad’s tyranny drew upon a different but also uniquely Middle Eastern heritage, Arab nationalism.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.—
R. Alexander Bentley,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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Home to around 1,000 miles of varying coastline habitats, the country has emerged as a prime surf destination.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Further details have emerged in the arrest of pop star Britney Spears, who was taken into custody in Southern California on Wednesday evening on suspicion of DUI.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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During the final stretch of 2025, Tien reached Beijing’s China Open final, captured his maiden tour title at Metz, France, and closed the season by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals (for top players 20-and-younger) — results that marked him as one of the tour’s fastest-rising young stars.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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United also prohibits voice or video calls once the boarding door is closed.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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When Sneaky Snook in his mail truck happened upon the wreckage near the boundary of Meredith Downs, sheep were scattered along the roadside and the fence, bleating, dazed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Came up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20up. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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