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as in to come
to come near or nearer
the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go
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as in to arise
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
let me know if anything else comes up during the project
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Recent Examples of come up
As a writer always in search of a good story, Coyne took the bait and came up for a visit.
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Well, Adrien’s character Nate never came up.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 May 2026
The 2026 midterm election primary is coming up in California, and this year’s ballot will be lengthy.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
The 76ers have come up with back-to-back resounding victories to force a Game 7 that did not look feasible a few days ago.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 May 2026
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Well, Adrien’s character Nate never came up.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 May 2026
The 2026 midterm election primary is coming up in California, and this year’s ballot will be lengthy.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
The 76ers have come up with back-to-back resounding victories to force a Game 7 that did not look feasible a few days ago.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up
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The French Revolution, coming so soon after America’s successful War of Independence, had produced first the Terror and then a war of conquest that culminated in humiliating defeat.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And make no mistake, his voice will matter in what comes next.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Such heavy loads of dust are generally thought to arise much later in cosmic history than circa 400 million years after the big bang, the epoch at which this newfound galaxy appears.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Working with predominantly Latino families, Barba said the nine-week intervention, which usually consists of six to 10 community members, became a way to help people deal with fear arising from the immigration enforcement activities happening in Lake County as well as throughout the Chicago area.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Boxes with sun cards line the walls, wind-speed charts drawn on EKG paper fill the cabinets and computers store the spreadsheets where Douglas and Joly meticulously record temperature and humidity.—
Laura Martin Agudelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Another betting scandal in sports has surfaced, this time involving two Fordham Rams men’s basketball players.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The data being stolen today could surface in four years.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Even the recycling plant has since closed.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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But with the $110 billion megadeal yet to close, the exec has been given a new contract ahead of his current deal expiring, and one largely with agreement terms unchanged.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Erdoğan first emerged during the post-Cold War decade of unipolar, American triumph, adopting the language of free markets, liberalism, and human rights, and stretched those politics of optimism into the brief euphoria of the Obama years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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As mental health becomes more visible and financially supported through employer programs and policy initiatives, questions may emerge around intention and alignment.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan posted to X Thursday that some parts of the country are starting to approach new all-time records for gas prices.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The human cost of finding and exploiting bugs may approach zero, but fixing them won’t.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Officials are still trying to determine what happened aboard the ship, which commands fares of up to $28,845 for a 46-day journey that includes a tour of the Antarctica Peninsula and stops in Tierra del Fuego on the southern edge of Argentina.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Voters who won the case wanted the transfer to happen without the waiting period to grant more time for new maps to be drawn.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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“Come up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20up. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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