coming (to) 1 of 2

present participle of come (to)

coming to

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of come to
as in coming around
to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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The squad were close to previous manager Nuno Espirito Santo and have been coming to terms with his departure. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 None of this means the era of massive, trillion-parameter models is coming to an end. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 In an industrial park in the shadow of the Burbank airport, a suburban street is coming to life. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 Likewise, Rian Johnson is coming to talk about the genre of detective mysteries. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 Prime Day in October is coming to a close but these deals are still active, for now! Harry Bennett, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025 Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop is coming to the rescue. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 Which celebrity is coming to Louisville? Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 Chaz Ebert announced that, after 26 years, Ebertfest’s run at the Virginia Theater in Champaign-Urbana at the University of Illinois would be coming to an end. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Coming (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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