come

1
as in to approach
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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2
3
as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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Verb
  • As the wide-ranging conversation was approaching its end, Wood seized the opportunity to offer a long-overdue apology to Handler.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2025
  • When Arielle was once at a company event with Justin, someone approached her for an introduction to him, and couldn’t contain their excitement.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • Michaels arrived for two eight-hour sessions at the Matthews home in March.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
  • That means the earliest the Mission: Impossible sequel could arrive for digital purchase or rental is Monday, July 7, 2025.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • But what the restaurant has become most famous for is its maneki-neko figurines, otherwise known as a beckoning cat, which has become a mascot for the restaurant.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • These peers became my first readers, accountability buddies, and partners in promoting my book.
    Jaclyn Westlake, CNBC, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • On Friday, May 16, the Idaho State Police (ISP) revealed the names and origin countries of the individuals who died in the May 1 crash, which happened just before 7:15 p.m. on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry's Lake State Park — about 16 miles west of Yellowstone.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • When this happens, passengers are asked to dump their drinks out in a dedicated dumping facility or throw the whole thing away into a trash can.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • And their power play, which was just 4 of 18 in the series entering Friday’s game?
    Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • What To Know Fieri appeared on Friday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience and shared his thoughts on the interview via X, formerly Twitter.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • The convex & concave mirrors forming the book jacket exaggerate expressions, making others appear stretched, squished, & altered, mirroring the elasticity of the poems themselves.
    Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
  • Shares of the company got a little boost from the interest signaled by the poison pill and gained 3.2 percent to $23.51 in premarket trading on Tuesday.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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