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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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as in to happen
to take place
whatever may come we'll always be together
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5
as in to do
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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as in to count (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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as in to correspond (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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as in to occur (to)
to enter the mind of
the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store
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as in to come around
to gain consciousness again
after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to
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Recent Examples of come
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The discussion comes amid a huge surge in spending on data-center infrastructure.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The protests come during a federal government shutdown which has triggered layoffs, furloughs and pay withheld for federal workers, and traffic delays at some airports .
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
The Texans were unable to take advantage of Curley’s second interception that came five-yards deep in the end zone and returned out to the Northwest 21.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Her first test with Washington could come quickly.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The responsibility comes with the territory of the nickname.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Pogacar, 27, is also the first to podium all five of the races in a season, winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Tour des Flandres, while coming second in Paris-Roubaix and third in Milano-Sanremo earlier in the spring.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Funding for a key food aid program relied on by millions of mothers and infants will likely run out of money in the coming days.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Hiring has rapidly changed since AI agents and interviewers came into the picture.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The discussion comes amid a huge surge in spending on data-center infrastructure.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The protests come during a federal government shutdown which has triggered layoffs, furloughs and pay withheld for federal workers, and traffic delays at some airports .
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
The Texans were unable to take advantage of Curley’s second interception that came five-yards deep in the end zone and returned out to the Northwest 21.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Her first test with Washington could come quickly.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The responsibility comes with the territory of the nickname.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Pogacar, 27, is also the first to podium all five of the races in a season, winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Tour des Flandres, while coming second in Paris-Roubaix and third in Milano-Sanremo earlier in the spring.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Funding for a key food aid program relied on by millions of mothers and infants will likely run out of money in the coming days.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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