1
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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2
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
His work has sparked state and federal investigations, came up repeatedly in Trump’s fraud trial and helped send longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg to jail.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
After the Dodgers came up empty again in the ninth — Kiké Hernández struck out in what started as a 3-and-0 count with two runners aboard — Scott made the same mistake to Corbin Carroll in the 10th, serving up a belt-high fastball the undersized slugger whacked the other way for a two-run blast.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Listen to this article Luis Robert Jr. briefly took up the role of a general manager when the topic of trade talks came up Tuesday afternoon at Rate Field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Some of these topics came up during a three-hour dinner between Gates and President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December.
—Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 9 May 2025
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
After the Dodgers came up empty again in the ninth — Kiké Hernández struck out in what started as a 3-and-0 count with two runners aboard — Scott made the same mistake to Corbin Carroll in the 10th, serving up a belt-high fastball the undersized slugger whacked the other way for a two-run blast.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Listen to this article Luis Robert Jr. briefly took up the role of a general manager when the topic of trade talks came up Tuesday afternoon at Rate Field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Some of these topics came up during a three-hour dinner between Gates and President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December.
—Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up
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President Trump’s intermediary deals with China and the U.K. have done little to convince Jamie Dimon that market volatility arising out of White House tariff policy is over.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
16 May 2025
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This lack of control arises from the sense that nothing will change.—
Woodrie Burich,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The border is technically man-made: It was drawn on a map by the governments of America and Britain, which controlled Canada until 1867.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Editors’ Picks The case against Mr. Guzmán López in Chicago drew on the work of investigators from that city, Washington and San Diego, incorporating a vast trove of evidence from cooperating witnesses.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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That surge in participation has surfaced both exciting newcomers and a few familiar favorites from last year.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
7 May 2025
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Reports of a sophisticated new artificial intelligence platform started surfacing on cybersecurity blogs in April, describing a bespoke system whispered about on dark web hacker forums and created for the sole purpose of crime.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
7 May 2025
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Located along Route 17 near the New Jersey/New York border, the hotel closed its doors in December 2023 after 36 years.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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In 2015, Mexican food staple Tortilla Flats closed after 40 years, and two efforts to revive it as a cantina were short-lived, the Sacramento Business Journal reported.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2025
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Watching a toad emerge from a pile of leaves or hearing a frog call at dusk can be a lovely experience—one that reminds us to pay attention and delight in the small wonders right outside our door.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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What emerged was a need to clarify the brand’s identity in a much clearer way.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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Malhotra also turned to Jones’ contemporary style and approach to fashion.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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Texas' project struck a similar tone when approached by Newsweek, thanking the first Trump administration for its original approval.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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On Friday, May 16, the Idaho State Police (ISP) revealed the names and origin countries of the individuals who died in the May 1 crash, which happened just before 7:15 p.m. on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry's Lake State Park — about 16 miles west of Yellowstone.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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When this happens, passengers are asked to dump their drinks out in a dedicated dumping facility or throw the whole thing away into a trash can.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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The chaos at Newark and Atlanta highlights problems that have become increasingly common, with summer travel season around the corner By A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
19 May 2025
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What To Know Fieri appeared on Friday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience and shared his thoughts on the interview via X, formerly Twitter.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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