COMING ON Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

coming on

verb

present participle of come on

as in emerging

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Manchin narrowly defeated Morrisey in 2018, but Morrisey mounted a political comeback in 2024 by emerging from a crowded GOP primary and winning the governor’s mansion.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Today, the most-valuable conversations are about what the information means, what risk is emerging and what action should be taken next.

— Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerging

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London has grown accustomed to NFL teams and their fans arriving every year.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
At a voting location in Fairfax, Virginia, 18-year-old college student Sanya Singhal was among the first to vote early in person Friday morning, arriving well before the site opened to get in line.

— Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of arriving

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The Miami Beach location would be only the third Vivienne Westwood store in the United States, following existing locations in New York and Los Angeles.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Opponents see the existing exemption as helpful in the development of new businesses tied to the state’s ongoing artificial intelligence boom, California Manufacturers and Technology Association CEO Lance Hastings said.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of existing

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Burnham's spokesperson brushed aside the threat and said the prime minister strongly believes in the union and was more focused on lowering the cost of living than dealing with constitutional debates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The magician—and apparently her family, down through the generations—is responsible for keeping this creature at bay by binding it to a living body that remains immobile.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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