1
as in comes
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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as in arises
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 comes up
Instead, focus on what comes up for you naturally.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Tied to this issue about generations and new leadership is also the progressive/moderate divide that always comes up in these election cycles.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Davis, like Haynes, comes up with ingenious ways to fill the void.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Eskridge comes up big on second drive Dee Eskridge came up big on the Dolphins’ scoring drive.
—Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Crime victims fund comes up short That law created a Crime Victims Fund.
—Ryan Oehrli
august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Tied to this issue about generations and new leadership is also the progressive/moderate divide that always comes up in these election cycles.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Davis, like Haynes, comes up with ingenious ways to fill the void.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Eskridge comes up big on second drive Dee Eskridge came up big on the Dolphins’ scoring drive.
—Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Crime victims fund comes up short That law created a Crime Victims Fund.
—Ryan Oehrli
august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes up
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The new launch comes just a few months after The Dispatch acquired SCOTUSBlog, the legal analysis website.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The pair's conversation comes just after the release of their books.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The problem arises when these signals are ignored.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The question arises not just because Oracle recently announced that two executives are the company’s new CEOs, succeeding Safra Catz, who had been CEO or co-CEO for the past 11 years.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the game approaches, that’s when Duran picks up the pace with some Eminem or Mac Miller.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
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The amount of refraction increases so rapidly as the sun approaches the horizon, that its lower limb is lifted more than the upper, distorting the sun's disk noticeably.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hinson’s group empowers women leaders to do this via the Power Archetype Index, a diagnostic framework that surfaces unconscious leadership patterns and provides women with a personal roadmap of the four factors that underpin impact.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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More recently, though, its presence has broadened — the track now surfaces across posts expressing all kinds of emotions and drama.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Lowdown, too, draws on Harjo’s personal experience, in this case collaborating with reporters on documentaries for the Tulsa media company This Land Press.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The model draws on the pilot program that has been in development since 2023, which saw Shein collaborate with legacy brand Missguided, which generated 230 million euros in revenue over two years, Ruffat said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Times reports Democrats are pushing to extend the credits in spending negotiations while Republicans cite the decade-long cost—estimated around hundreds of billions—creating a standoff that raises the odds of premium spikes if no deal emerges before plans take effect.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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If the two-state solution is abandoned and a one-state reality emerges, Israel risks becoming an apartheid regime.—
Faisal J. Abbas,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The worst Obama era moment happens in the gross conversation when Gretchen sits on her sectional with Slade to rake over the coals of the past.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The spiritual experience here, these days, happens when Joyce clocks in.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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And if even the sight of files is a turn off for you, this one closes completely to resemble a scholarly looking set of books.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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This was the scene at Burberry’s show in London on Monday — a headline event that always closes the city’s fashion week.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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