comes (to) 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of come (to)

comes to

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of come to
as in comes around
to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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Recent Examples of comes (to)
Verb
Developed through the collaboration of Xuelei, Baralan and CPL Aromas, the project will bring together expertise in fragrance formulation, premium packaging and strategic co-development, offering a tangible view of how a fragrance comes to life. — Advertorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Auburn will need to get it together quickly because Florida comes to town this week and the October slate includes Tennessee (road), Georgia (road), LSU (home) and Ole Miss (road). — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 My mom’s longtime favorite flip-flops have a super impressive discount today, so act fast to snap them up before summer officially comes to a close. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG is warning of far-reaching consequences. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 The first use case that comes to mind for me is knowledge distribution at the shift level. — Harmjan Derksen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Discover Rockland’s Maritime Heritage Rockland’s maritime history comes to life through several waterfront attractions. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026 Two years later, in 2033, the Women’s Rugby World Cup comes to the United States, and Kansas City has submitted a bid for that event, too. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Combat perfectionism by quickly jotting down whatever comes to mind. — Jiji Lee, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes (to)
Verb
  • These protests attracted the interest of the Council of Europe, the international organisation set up in 1949 to uphold human rights and the rule of law in Europe which now numbers 46 members, including the United Kingdom.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Launched in 1973 in Scotts Valley, the Erik’s empire now numbers 29 restaurants and stretches from the Monterey Peninsula to Sacramento County.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • They’re rooted in a time and place that feels all too real, and this allows the monsters to parade their primitive might in a way that means something.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • If true, this means the nation is now capable of continuing to extend the lifespan of valuable spacecraft in space.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This strikes me as a prudent response, one that stays true to the ultimate goal of physics, which is not, as I am often tempted to think, to explain what is real.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This revealed a 100 light-year-wide bubble where the jet strikes interstellar gas and dust.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime gig comes around a second time.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The family’s get-together comes around a month after Lipa celebrated her first birthday since marrying her husband, Turner, 36.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There’s also a Creators hub, which aggregates content from top digital creators.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • According to Metacritic, a website that aggregates reviews of movies and TV shows, 94 percent of the reviews of Severance were positive and none was negative.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having been founded in 2022, V10 comprises companies such as Venture 10 Studio Group, Fishbowl Media, America’s Funniest Home Videos maker Vin Di Bona Productions and Clip Tiger.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The center is relatively small, but the whole archipelago, known as Skärgården, comprises over 30,000 islands.
    — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An airline that consistently recovers faster, communicates earlier and rebooks passengers proactively builds a reputational advantage that’s difficult for competitors to replicate because it’s embedded in operational infrastructure, not marketing.
    — Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Here, by administering medicine brought from his outer-planet home, Rennie recovers.
    — THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Comes (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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