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
Costa comes up big again after the ensuing corner kick, punching away a Jhon Arias missile.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Is there anything about Starry and Restless that never comes up?
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Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Abreu comes up, that’s where Martin (Pérez) is coming in the game.
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Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
17 May 2026
The poster art comes up with a grisly new application for a corkscrew.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 May 2026
After thinking about the weighty matter, the vendor comes up with a clever or perhaps devious plan.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
The potential for governments to intervene in film festivals comes up regularly in Europe, where taxpayer money is used to fund those events to greater or lesser degrees depending on the country.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
If tension comes up with a coworker, pause and restate roles clearly to keep things moving.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
There is no national standard for how many hours of legal work in a day is too many, but the issue often comes up in arguments to a judge over what legal fees the winning side in a case can recover from the losing side.
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Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Is there anything about Starry and Restless that never comes up?
—
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Abreu comes up, that’s where Martin (Pérez) is coming in the game.
—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
17 May 2026
The poster art comes up with a grisly new application for a corkscrew.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 May 2026
After thinking about the weighty matter, the vendor comes up with a clever or perhaps devious plan.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
The potential for governments to intervene in film festivals comes up regularly in Europe, where taxpayer money is used to fund those events to greater or lesser degrees depending on the country.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
If tension comes up with a coworker, pause and restate roles clearly to keep things moving.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
There is no national standard for how many hours of legal work in a day is too many, but the issue often comes up in arguments to a judge over what legal fees the winning side in a case can recover from the losing side.
—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes up
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The only exception to this rule, CMS notes, comes when referring to the Earth in relation to other celestial bodies.
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The goal comes amid a tough week for Messi and his family.
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As with fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the urgency of the problem will likely only sink in when the need arises.
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Lucena said it has not been invited to participate in a mission to Venezuela yet but will be ready if the opportunity arises.
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But 61 years later, and as the country approaches its 250th anniversary this weekend, those sacrifices are in question.
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This approaches the 30% S-curve inflection point that signals inevitable technology adoption.
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BioShocking nonetheless surfaces yet another way to defeat guardrails designed to keep LLMs from going off the rails.
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Long-term agent memory retains malicious instructions and surfaces them on every run.
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Her concept of gravity draws on both East and West, on karma and original sin.
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This article draws on publicly available reporting, Meta statements, Oversight Board findings, and our own experience navigating Facebook’s enforcement and appeals processes.
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From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture.
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The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
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The private patio space off of the living room bellies up to the beach, where two sunbeds and an umbrella are set up for sunset happy hours.
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For the best seat in the house, request the chef's table that bellies up to the kitchen.
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At its core, the play examines what happens when loyalty to an institution collides with a commitment to the truth, as a young lawyer risks his career to challenge powerful military leaders and expose wrongdoing within the ranks.
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At Cosmedica, the price is built to remove the small logistics that make a foreign trip stressful, and most of the planning happens before a patient lands.
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“Comes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20up. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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