Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming on
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With the absence of Rotate and Stine Goya this season, there was a bigger focus on smaller, emerging names, like Nicklas Skovgaard, Caro Editions and Anne Sofie Madsen.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026 -
The focus now must be on whether this capital is being deployed effectively for transition technologies, particularly in emerging economies.—
Vaishali Nigam Sinha,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Examples should be arriving in showrooms soon.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Mississippi National Guard said citizen-soldiers equipped with wreckers began arriving before dawn to help clear I-55 and I-22.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Low production costs keep existing products highly competitive, leaving little room for new entrants.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Helix 02 introduces System 0, a new foundation layer added to Figure’s existing System 1 and System 2 hierarchy.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sorry for living the life of the mind!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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When your compensation doesn't keep pace with living costs, resentment builds, job satisfaction plummets, and your overall wellbeing suffers.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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One of the startup’s main efforts is a drug to tackle idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a condition where scar tissue forms in the lungs, making breathing difficult.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Today’s free-breathing engine will soon be a thing of the past, but likely so too is its 9,000-rpm redline.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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