COME UP Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

come up

verb

Definition of come up

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 Until then, scientists are coming up with creative ways to not have to rely only on the 40-year-old Voyager 2 measurements of the magnetic fields. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026 With Veterans Day coming up, residents say the allegations are especially hurtful. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 Teressa Bellissimo came up with the recipe late one night in March 1964 while feeding her son and his hungry friends. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 In towns from Texas to Maine where ALPRs came up through ballot measures, voters rejected them, voting overwhelmingly to require voter consent for police to install new surveillance tools — or even to end ongoing contracts with Flock entirely. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up

Verb

Food trend experts are betting the coming year will bring it even closer to your stovetop.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
For the first time in a dozen years, a leading OB-GYN group has updated its guidance on managing hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes and other disruptive symptoms that often come with menopause.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

Few easy answers on water, noise, job impacts The commission found that many of the pain points that arise around data center developments – water usage, noise impacts, job growth, and electrical grid reliability – do not have easy answers.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
Here’s a look at some of the major questions that arise with the new deal.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of arise

Verb

Bubble lubrication reduces friction beneath the hull The technology draws on the broader principle of reducing contact between an object and surrounding water.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
Spielberg and Kaminski drew on the sweeping, painterly look of classic Hollywood Westerns and epics, with John Ford and David Lean in mind.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of draw on

Verb

Reports of their separation surfaced in April 2017, and by August of that year, Carmelo had welcomed a daughter with ex Mia Burks.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The oversight itself will also serve as a means to an end, the person said, publicly surfacing information that could later materially impact a company.

— Justin Papp,Garrett Downs,Megan Cassella, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of surface

Verb

In 2024, Ferrara closed the North Chicago Jelly Belly factory and moved all production to a Fairfield, California, plant.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Within months, however, near-constant shelling forced children to evacuate the village, and the school closed.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026