COME-UP Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

come up

verb

Definition of come up next

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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Relevance

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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 In the second inning, UALR again threatened but came up empty. —

Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026 For the second game in a row, the towering Victor Wembanyama came up short. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026 Got a summer wedding coming up? —

Annie Blackman, InStyle, 6 June 2026 Property appraisers in Broward and Palm Beach counties have come up with their own detailed analysis showing the impact. —

Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for come up

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Verb

In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The attack comes amid heightened security around Madison Square Garden, which lies directly above the busy intercity railroad station, where the New York Knicks are hosting the San Antonio Spurs for Games 3 and 4 on Monday and Wednesday.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 June 2026