COMES ON Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

comes on

verb

present tense third-person singular of come on

as in is

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Mathematicians strongly suspect that there is a genuinely knotty loop that also has a Jones polynomial 1.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
That is a hard thing to ask of organizations with famously small margins, if there is any margin worth mentioning.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of is

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Out emerges Nigella Lawson, the newest Baking Show judge in almost a decade.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The second reason is that there's an interesting set-up here that could be the start of a fresh breakout, as the stock emerges from a consolidation below the year's highs.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerges

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Scanning tunneling microscopy probes the material’s surface, so the researchers cannot yet prove that the same PDW exists throughout the interior.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Whether such an agreement exists depends on more than an employee’s expectation that the job will continue.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of exists

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The Abercrombie Kids’ Baby & Toddler Collection adds newborn through 5T sizing after shoppers asked for smaller sizes, extending the brand into another stage of its customers’ lives.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
This is where your team has energy, drive and competitive edge, and where high performance lives.

— Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lives

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Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, according to state health officials.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
The eye patch-wearing rapper eats and breathes the humor, flow and narrative art of old-school hip-hop.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of breathes

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