comes

present tense third-person singular of come
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as in approaches
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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Recent Examples of comes The discussion comes amid a huge surge in spending on data-center infrastructure. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025 His death comes shortly after a report from the chief inspector of prisons highlighted a sharp rise in violence at HMP Wakefield, according to the BBC. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025 Smith’s latest promotion comes with the difficult assignment of stabilizing a turbulent season in State College. Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Therapy dogs come in all shapes, ages and sizes, and Detroit Metro Airport is making good use of them to reduce the stress that inevitably comes with traveling. Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025 Many questions remain over what comes next, whether Hamas will disarm and how Gaza will be governed after the war. ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025 But that convenience comes with more risk. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 One memorable moment comes early, when another call between Polly and her mother tilts into dread as the voice on the phone morphs into a more callous, sinister being. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025 The responsibility comes with the territory of the nickname. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes
Verb
  • Two, each is rebuilding to a degree as the 2025-2026 season rapidly approaches.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The testy scenes underscore an increasingly bitter rapport between America's two major political parties, as the first government shutdown in seven years approaches the start of a third week.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • The child arrives as eleventh in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne and makes Princess Caroline, 68, a grandmother for another time.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Available in a set of three bottles for $90, this Sauvignon Blanc arrives as a vibrant addition to As Ever’s growing collection.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Week 6 DraftKings Value Stacks As the prices tighten, pivoting from chalk stack towards value becomes important.
    Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In times of mass atrocity, processing personal sorrow becomes more complicated.
    Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • What happens in-house should be protected, and none of that should have gotten out.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And once that happens, the risks do not stay confined to one company.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • San Francisco will have a chance to be even scarier in the NFC if the roster can start to heal up as the season progresses.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Malcolm is only getting drunker and more sullen as the reception progresses.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mills enters the race at a strange moment — the government has been shut down for two weeks and Collins is among the aspiring dealmakers trying to figure out how to reopen it.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s a quick guide to what’s available and what’s not as the shutdown enters its 13th day Monday, with no end in sight.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The European Commission appears to have some sympathy with this view, and is currently conducting an investigation into Chinese wind turbine pricing.
    Andrew Saunders, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The study appears in Cell Reports.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prostate cancer usually grows very slowly.
    Molly Nagle, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Gingko Biloba Ginkgo biloba is an extract of a tree that grows in China.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Comes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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