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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
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
And 74 of those came when Donovan Olugbode was open for three receptions.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Swift and Carpenter's night out on the town comes amid Carpenter's six nominations for the 2026 Grammys.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The team’s defensive headliner led Northfield with 96 tackles (41 solo) with 11 tackles for loss and five sacks coming into Friday, and Skyline had little success containing him.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Tobolowsky came late to sculpture, at least as a profession.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Jacksonville kicker Cam Little was having a bit of a sophomore slump, missing four of eight coming into Sunday’s game.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The second touchdown pass to Tapia came late in the game and sealed the victory.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
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Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
And 74 of those came when Donovan Olugbode was open for three receptions.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Swift and Carpenter's night out on the town comes amid Carpenter's six nominations for the 2026 Grammys.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
The team’s defensive headliner led Northfield with 96 tackles (41 solo) with 11 tackles for loss and five sacks coming into Friday, and Skyline had little success containing him.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Tobolowsky came late to sculpture, at least as a profession.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Jacksonville kicker Cam Little was having a bit of a sophomore slump, missing four of eight coming into Sunday’s game.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The second touchdown pass to Tapia came late in the game and sealed the victory.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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