Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming on
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Bringing together more than 70 designers from Hungary and 30 from the Central European region of Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine and the Czech Republic to showcase their spring 2026 collections, the event was a combination of both emerging designers and established brands.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
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Film and content studio Wavelength has hired Jessica Wolfson as new executive director of the Wave Grant, a program designed to support emerging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to tell their stories.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Others swapped their own horror stories of letters and packages arriving months—or even years—after being sent.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Built in the Mission Revival architecture style, it was constructed to serve railroad passengers arriving at Tucson's downtown train depot.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The officials on the panel voiced support for reforms of the existing asylum system.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Newsom has been under pressure in recent years to adopt AI guardrails by advocates worried about the technology’s impact on unemployment by automating jobs and upending creative and media industries via its ability to generate new pictures, audio and other media using existing data.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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At the time of the girls' disappearance, Decker was living primarily out of his pickup truck, and occasionally at motels and campgrounds, according to police.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some states have laws that require safe storage of guns at all times or in certain circumstances, such as living with someone under age 16 or someone who isn’t legally allowed to own or possess a gun.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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While speaking with the news outlet, Meilin recalled hearing the wild animal moving about in her home and breathing heavily just outside of her bedroom door.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Survivor is this living, breathing organism always.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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