COME INTO ONE'S OWN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

come into one's own

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Definition of come into one's own

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment That intern has really come into her own over the past year.

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Should any rotation member sustain an injury, the Phillies’ playoff chances — both to make it to October and succeed there — would take a serious hit.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The 4-mile drive from Zipline's center takes 30 minutes; the drone makes it in four, dropping its cargo by paper parachute.

— Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

To get there, Turnout has built multiple quality-control layers.

— Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Thornton has a ways to go to get there, and it’s been interesting to hear Green delineate between what McLean and Scott have done this year and what Thornton has accomplished in his handful of starts.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of get there

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Now’s the time to get ahead of the seasonal shift with transitional bedding, and Quince has a lineup of layerable quilt sets that make revamping my linens easy.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026
All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of get ahead

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All of the rentals below make good use of this accessibility, with many just a few minutes from the destination’s iconic surf.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Sotelo said two helicopters with the ability to drop water at night had been requested late in the afternoon then later canceled because crews were making good progress.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Definition of make good

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