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
This is also an excellent day for creative work or coming up with new approaches to medicine or something that is health-related.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
CollegeHumor was part of a generation of online video pioneers—coming up well before YouTube and before short-form and streaming video became the lingua franca of the internet.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
The 38-year-old Frenchman scored a hat trick in his debut in February, and his new club then won the King’s Cup, a Saudi knockout tournament, before coming up just shy of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in the league championship race.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Harris and Albies are reborn — and guys like Dominic Smith and Jorge Mateo are routinely coming up big.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
Some more Indian Prairie employees are slated to get raises coming up.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Stylish, relaxed furniture and decor accentuate the star that keeps coming up—that amazing ocean view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
That was a motif that kept coming up and that interested me, this war analogy.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The only thing better than coming up with new ways to have fun is being invited to join in.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
CollegeHumor was part of a generation of online video pioneers—coming up well before YouTube and before short-form and streaming video became the lingua franca of the internet.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
The 38-year-old Frenchman scored a hat trick in his debut in February, and his new club then won the King’s Cup, a Saudi knockout tournament, before coming up just shy of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in the league championship race.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Harris and Albies are reborn — and guys like Dominic Smith and Jorge Mateo are routinely coming up big.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
Some more Indian Prairie employees are slated to get raises coming up.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Stylish, relaxed furniture and decor accentuate the star that keeps coming up—that amazing ocean view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
That was a motif that kept coming up and that interested me, this war analogy.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The only thing better than coming up with new ways to have fun is being invited to join in.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming up
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The restorations were carried out under the National Film Heritage Mission, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s archival initiative, drawing on original film elements held by the NFDC-NFAI and the West Bengal State Film Archive.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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The distillery emphasizes small-batch production and hands-on cask management, drawing on Scottish traditions and local conditions.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Indian Hotels Company is particularly eyeing opportunities arising from a shift in destination weddings from foreign locations to India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Some 150 to 200 cable faults happen every year, with 70 to 80 percent of them arising from accidents involving fishing equipment and ships’ anchors, according to the International Cable Protection Committee.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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Meester plays all of this with a convincing lack of self-awareness and hilarious desire to keep the walls from closing in around her.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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In private markets, Anthropic leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup in Silicon Valley, closing in on a $1 trillion valuation in its latest funding round as more LLM companies look to go public this year.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Though bronze objects had been found previously, with other Wendel rings reported surfacing nearby, neck rings are typically found buried with other goods or in hoards.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Teams stop surfacing dissent because the culture has already signaled that the answer has been decided.—
Mary Hemphill,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Now, age verification is coming for your computer, bringing the same privacy concerns with it.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The conflict and uncertainty surrounding it have continued to ripple through energy markets, with Exxon delivering a warning Thursday that oil inventories are on track to reach dangerously low levels in the coming weeks, forcing prices to spike and curbing demand.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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But as demand for resale grows and there are more ways to buy secondhand, a familiar, troubling behavioral pattern is emerging.—
Emily Zak,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
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Lyman, along with Eric Tobin of Hopeless Records and Mike Kaminsky of KMGMT, who also teaches at USC, got together to create the Summer School tour, a traveling group of emerging pop-punk and indie acts, to try to fill the void left after Warped Tour temporarily hung up its cape in 2019.—
Charlie Vargas,
Daily News,
4 June 2026
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In 2025, soon after closing its merger with Skydance, Paramount clinched a 7-year deal with the UFC as the mixed martial arts circuit was wrapping its deal with ESPN.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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DeSantis seems more open to the idea of closing Alligator Alcatraz.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Around the same time, Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8, were with their mother and younger sibling approaching a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Women approaching perimenopause, or anyone with a family history of osteoporosis, may benefit from talking to a doctor about bone density screening before a fracture forces the conversation.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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“Coming up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20up. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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