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
Having the extra cash on hand in case anything comes up is worth paying my student loan servicer an extra $400.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Adding another pass rusher should be a top-tier priority for the Cowboys at the deadline if an opportunity comes up.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The doctor finds her and tries to inject her, but Ben comes up from behind, and the two fight.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 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
Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Adding another pass rusher should be a top-tier priority for the Cowboys at the deadline if an opportunity comes up.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The doctor finds her and tries to inject her, but Ben comes up from behind, and the two fight.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 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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But the meeting also comes just a week after Lee met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing—the first time a South Korean President has visited China since 2019 as Lee moves to normalize relations with China.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Collin County Jail The arrest comes one day after Ezeiruaku was told he was being fined $10,528 by the NFL for pulling the helmet off a New York Giants player after a skirmish during the Cowboys' loss to the Giants on January 4.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the story, there is a lot of comedy that naturally arises from tragic moments, from dark, depressing moments.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the decades since, analytical philosophers have produced all manner of models meant to explain how consciousness arises.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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The gunman approaches the school through the parking lot, according to McCraw.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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After an uncertain year, the fashion industry approaches 2026 with hopes of being able to plan further ahead or to maintain the previous year’s momentum without losses.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Orchestrator then surfaces its insights to Joule, so the human operator can make decisions on issues in natural language.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Dec. 2025
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Populism in all its guises surfaces problems but rarely solves them.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Coinbase's Advisor draws on on-chain transaction history and DeFi activity.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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This inventive, sophisticated work of historical fiction draws on the tools of documentary to obtain a pictorially dazzling account of nomadic life, cast against the vast landscape of the Sahara Desert.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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The shooting intensifies as a person emerges from the driver’s seat of the police vehicle and runs a few dozen yards away before collapsing.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Season 4 will explore the Mark that emerges from the wreckage.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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For the best seat in the house, request the chef's table that bellies up to the kitchen.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Reinvention happens when musicians jump genres, like Taylor did from country to pop music.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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When this happens, the default advice is often self-care.—
Lorraine K. Lee,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Comes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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