CAME ON Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

came on

verb

past tense of come on

as in arrived

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Over 7 million people were eligible to vote, and tens of thousands reportedly arrived from overseas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Police 22-year-old Hampton fled the scene before officers arrived, but was located, arrested and charged with murder later that day.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrived

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Until then, it was thought bats might’ve emerged somewhere in North America, among other theories.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground in a turbulent midterm election year for Republicans, who are striving to hold onto slim majorities in both chambers of Congress.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of emerged

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When vision keynotes and customer stories promise an autonomous future, but lived experiences don’t match up, trust fades.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
To the manager, Klara—who’s lived an extraordinary life—is a technological curiosity, no more interesting than a piece of construction equipment.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lived

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The Old Mine Cushion style was chosen given its place as one of the earliest styles of diamond cuts — developed in the 1700s, the cut was shaped by hand and instinct under the candlelight before modern technology existed.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
For military and intelligence agencies, the potential now existed for reconnaissance at a far larger scale than what was possible with high-altitude aircraft.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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