comes up

present tense third-person singular of come up

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Recent Examples of comes up 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 And the Georgian now comes up against his old club in the hopes of keeping Metz on zero points through two games of its return to the top flight. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 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
Verb
  • The milestone comes four decades after Roxana Zal, 14, became the youngest female winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Special in 1984 for Something About Amelia, according to the website for the awards.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It was meant to show how the history of human evolution arises from our literary relationship to the earth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Intuition arises effortlessly and quickly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to Altman, the most difficult issue the company is grappling with recently is how ChatGPT approaches suicide, in light of a lawsuit from a family who blamed the chatbot for their teenage son's suicide.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The price on Friday closed above the June high and now approaches a down-trending 200-week moving average.
    John Navin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • This work draws on Shell’s experience in related fields, such as transformer oils and cooling fluids for data centers.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When Belly emerges from the bathroom in her birthday outfit, Conrad gazes at her.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • While federal authorities have framed the killing as politically motivated, independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, who obtained leaked Discord messages and spoke with Robinson's friends, said the picture that emerges is more complex.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But what happens after the selfie is taken?
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the gap closes for the return trip, with other carriers providing flight options with durations ranging from a little more than 28 hours to 33 hours.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But trust is what closes deals.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Comes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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