1
as in counting (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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2
as in corresponding (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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3
as in occurring (to)
to enter the mind of
the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store
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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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Recent Examples of coming (to)
Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Everyone involved in the scheduling challenges can take solace in the fact that this complexity is likely coming to an end.
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The Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival, put on by Villain Arts Tattoo Festivals, is coming to Cream City for the 15th time.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 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
Kelly opened her speech by telling the students that Charlie Kirk had been really looking forward to coming to this event.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Everyone involved in the scheduling challenges can take solace in the fact that this complexity is likely coming to an end.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The protests, called Make Billionaires Pay, have been planned to coincide with world leaders coming to New York for the UN General Assembly and Climate Week and seek to make billionaires pay higher tax, support the climate and protect migrants.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The fact that Slawson is coming to camp could be a sign that a battle for the Pacers final roster spot(s) is coming.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
And now, the internationally famous Amazonico restaurant, bar and lounge is coming to Miami.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Coming (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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