COMING ON Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

coming on

verb

present participle of come on

as in emerging

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That disposition, building inside a system with no certainty of outcome, is what every emerging market requires from the people inside it who are not yet famous enough to wait.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Wood has started every game for the Nationals this season, emerging as an MVP candidate for the Nats.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of emerging

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Even when fit, the Swedish striker struggled to hit top form after arriving from Newcastle United for a Premier League-record £130m fee.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
In the cloud, late-arriving data can often be retried; at the edge, a late packet may miss the decision window.

— Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of arriving

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That’s important for Cyprus because under an existing agreement, Cypriot energy consumers would have to put up as much as 63% of the cable’s construction cost, meaning a significant jump in electricity prices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
China has moved to bar companionship chatbots from encouraging emotional reliance, which means a regulator can decide that a relationship somebody depends on will stop existing.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of existing

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Larger suites have extra living space, bathrooms, and in many, the option to connect to another room.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Repacking atoms To see how different a material can look and feel depending on how its atoms are packed, think about the element carbon, one of Earth’s most common elements and an important component of all living organisms.

— Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of living

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Residents living in the nearby communities of Val Verde and Castaic have phoned in thousands of complaints about stench and lived with nausea, dizziness and trouble breathing.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Harlem resident June Cooley said doctors were reluctant to even test her mother for the disease when she was rushed to Harlem Hospital with difficulty breathing last year.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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