Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming on
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Though Thornton suffered a season-ending leg injury days after the All-Star break, Golden State has remained competitive, with guard Veronica Burton emerging as a front-runner for the league’s Most Improved Player of the Year award, as well as a candidate for an All-WNBA team.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025 -
County waste managers and leaders hope proposals from emerging companies will help residents better understand how to sort waste properly and reduce landfill use.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rain is forecast to begin arriving along Baja California Sur on Wednesday and continue through Friday, bringing 4 to 8 inches of rain, with greater amounts possible in isolated locations.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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By 2010, Burmese refugees started arriving in earnest.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Disaffecting one’s existing customers doesn’t lead to new shoppers.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The new neurons integrated smoothly with existing nerve circuits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kirk spent around five formative years in Chicago, living just off Ashland and studying at the Theatre School at DePaul University alongside Judy Greer and then working in Chicago’s storefront scene in the late 1990s, founding a company called Saint Ed at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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If the Vegas Loop's current status and progress is any indication of how the Music City Loop will turn out, Nashville's underground tunnel will have a lot to prove to users before living up to the hype.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When other thoughts pop into your head, work on bringing your mind back to breathing.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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The new visuals tap Tiffany brand ambassador and actress Zhang Ziyi and model Abby Champion, setting them in a dreamlike setting of clouds and open skies, breathing life into Verdeille’s new designs.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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