come up

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Recent Examples of come up Global incomes are coming up, and this is increasing the purchasing power of billions of consumers. Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 How did HomeToGo come up with its findings? Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025 Sometimes violets come up, unbidden. Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 And this idea came up about taxidermying it. Steve Knopper, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up
Verb
  • Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The first strike actually came defensively.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Experts previously stressed to Parents the importance of having ongoing chats with teens about social media, their activity on different platforms, and any issues that may arise.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Initially, conflict with partners and close friends might arise, especially this morning.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Cameron, who served as creative director of Smythson earlier in her career, drew on her experience in the public eye and as an ambassador for the British Fashion Council.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Broader concerns have also surfaced that even adult users are building unhealthy emotional attachments to AI chatbots, in part because the tools are often designed to be agreeable and supportive.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The notes surfaced in a trove of more than 100 emails between the two friends, obtained by Bloomberg News.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Dow closed above 46,000 for the first time in history on Thursday.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The flip-up straw makes for easy sipping, and the lid closes with a snap to prevent accidental leaks.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wilson, who emerged as a songwriter married to Sixpence None the Richer frontwoman Leigh Nash, was initially championed by Music City's alt-pop station Lightning 100 and now may earn one of mainstream country's most notable awards.
    Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The likes of Kyle MacLachlan and Linda Evangelista, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Meisel, and the late Bill Cunningham are emerging from the Marc Jacobs show.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Storms approaching the region start to reach cooler waters that aren't warm enough to fuel a hurricane and tradewinds in the region can topple a storm's cloud structure.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Goldenberg approached his side job with caution.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The other end of the spectrum are breaks that happen when a single application of force is applied to the bone.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What is happening with auto loan defaults?
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Come up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20up. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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