1
as in drawing on
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 arising
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 coming up
The school's annual trade show at the Javitz Center is coming up in April, which students work toward all year.
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Chris Wragge, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Desires are coming up against resistance for a reason.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The first humans to go around our moon, in 1968, saw a gibbous Earth coming up over the lunar horizon.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
The weekend is coming up, so treat yourself to some great deals!
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Minnesota United has lacked a steady stream of promising young prospects coming up through its academy system.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
May came to the Wolverines after running the program at Florida Atlantic University, taking that program to the Final Four in 2023 and coming up one buzzer-beater shy of playing for a national title.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Tyngsboro came as close as anyone has to taking Case off its perch during the state final a year ago, coming up one run short.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s a tough combination to trade if the Marlins want to compete coming up.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Chris Wragge, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Desires are coming up against resistance for a reason.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The first humans to go around our moon, in 1968, saw a gibbous Earth coming up over the lunar horizon.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
The weekend is coming up, so treat yourself to some great deals!
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Minnesota United has lacked a steady stream of promising young prospects coming up through its academy system.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
May came to the Wolverines after running the program at Florida Atlantic University, taking that program to the Final Four in 2023 and coming up one buzzer-beater shy of playing for a national title.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Tyngsboro came as close as anyone has to taking Case off its perch during the state final a year ago, coming up one run short.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s a tough combination to trade if the Marlins want to compete coming up.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming up
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Hacker, whose brother Jacob is a sophomore on the team and whose father Darrell was an all-state player at Highland, has been drawing on the Indians’ loss to Valparaiso in the sectional championship game last season for motivation.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The fourth approach is human video learning, drawing on vast online datasets from platforms like YouTube and Douyin.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The retailer says the receipt problem involved only a small number of transactions and that there have been no reports of identity theft arising from it.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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With Swalwell’s vacancy arising this late in the election cycle, Newsom was not required to call an election to replace him.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The cuts also include 53 non-teaching positions associated with schools that are closing in the 2026-27 school year, district spokesman John Sullivan said.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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As the show's other characters and astronauts are closing in on their Eighties, Nedivi and Wolbert were keen on reinforcing venerable characters with a younger generation.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Years of quiet iteration are now surfacing as rapid, visible change.—
Jessica Billingsley,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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It was captured on a mobile phone, racking up over 400,000 views after surfacing on April 9.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Then, there’s the collective Electronic Disturbance Theater, which was actually creating an internet tool that people could use to track where ICE was coming into communities.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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During a press conference on Thursday, April 16, Wiseman, Glover and Koch, talked about their roller coaster of emotions since coming home.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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There’s a strange dynamic emerging around artificial intelligence.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026
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From my tried-and-true tactics (getting 10,000 daily steps, running, doing Pilates, not snacking after dinner) to emerging advice (lifting heavier weights, eating all the protein), each fresh burst of motivation only leaves me more deflated.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
16 Apr. 2026
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The shuttered mall turned into a canvas for graffiti artists after closing last year.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Davis attended virtual loan-closing meetings wearing wigs, makeup and/or a head covering to disguise himself as players seeking loans, according to court documents.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Anya Kamenetz To learn to fly-fish, contact angler Jim Fulton, who usually takes his students to the Harlem Meer to practice casting, tying knots, and approaching the water.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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Members Janet Musil and Meg Peo will give historical context and encourage a discussion about the Electoral College as part of the library’s America 250 series in honor of the country’s approaching 250th anniversary.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Coming up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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