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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes on
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If there is a shutdown, federal workers will not be paid, and federal buildings will close as Congress works to pass a deal to reopen the shuttered government.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025 -
There is a specific subcategory of magic romance books deal gently with death, that thing that is as much a part of love and life as any amount of comedy, tropes and beats.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Even on Tuesday morning, mere days before the Vikings’ 195-or-so-person traveling party arrives, Martin was sorting through specifics.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pho ga arrives as a crystal clear broth cradling a mound of rice noodles and gently poached chicken.—
Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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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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Is the attraction the fact that it's forbidden and only exists in these short bursts?—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
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Our First Amendment exists explicitly to protect the expression of dissenting opinions.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ciri was portaled to the far-off Korath Desert and now lives a life among the Rats, a group of young thieves running amuck in a province of the Nilfgaardian Empire.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Smith’s mother, Marilyn Smith, now lives with the couple.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Spaniard eats, sleeps and breathes this fest.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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In a world where growth is equated with progress, capitalism breathes through expansion, and consumption becomes its oxygen.—
Michaela Rychetska,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Comes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20on. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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