as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
the spectacular sale was enough of a come-on to get many shoppers to try the store for the first time
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Relevance
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as in no
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
come on, you can't be serious in making such an offer!
Synonyms & Similar Words
as in to arrive
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Recent Examples of come on
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Hundreds arrested, Black Hawk helicopters, alderperson detained The numerous hearings and words of condemnation from Illinois officials come on the heels of a heated week in the city.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
The marketing come-on for Sardinia is simple: The Italian island calls itself the Caribbean of the Mediterranean.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The light, humidity, and temperature in your home will determine how quickly the soil dries out, so keep an eye on changes in seasons and weather when shorter days provide less sunlight or changes in temperature cause the heat or AC to come on more often, affecting the humidity in your home.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Hundreds arrested, Black Hawk helicopters, alderperson detained The numerous hearings and words of condemnation from Illinois officials come on the heels of a heated week in the city.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Interjection
Not long after, Holt turned down a come-on from the producer Howard Hughes.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
The marketing come-on for Sardinia is simple: The Italian island calls itself the Caribbean of the Mediterranean.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come on
Noun
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This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to Hanke, Milei’s big loss in the Buenos Aires contest and the acceleration in the peso’s decline confirmed the Money Doctor’s warning that the inevitable lure for mismanaging the peso was Milei’s Achilles’ heel.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Interjection
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And no … no more short jokes from me.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The vote count was 51-45, with the same small group of Democrats and one independent voting yes, with one Republican voting no (Senate Majority Leader John Thune also voted no, but simply as a procedural mechanism to reconsider the bill).—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this week at the Victoria’s Secret after-party in New York, Jodie Turner-Smith arrived in a pair of relaxed, low-slung light wash jeans, a white vest and a black, white and red military jacket that looked nothing short of Napoleonic.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Is there a temptation to restore Murillo?—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It is made up of Marcus Aurelius’s advice to himself, produced perhaps as an antidote to being constantly surrounded by and subjected to the temptation and corruption of life as Emperor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Interjection
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Why, oh why, do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games?—
FILIP BONDY,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2017
Verb
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According to the new research, which analyzed data from 125,000 children, there was a 36% decline in all food allergies between 2012 and 2020.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are also ramifications for the agriculture industry and food production.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Mehta said showing consumers a higher quantity of ads and incentives doesn’t mean as much as connecting with the consumer in a meaningful way.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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The city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County combined are offering the company about $80,000 in tax incentives.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Can Sheppard play well enough that Houston emerges as a contender with him as its point guard?—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nearly every duke and earl and baron in England was competing to build great rare book collections, and lots and lots of fake manuscripts emerged.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Come on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20on. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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