COMING UP Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

coming up

verb

present participle of come up

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 Well, the next show is coming up on Saturday, July 25 at Den Studios in Los Angeles. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Sulej and his colleague Wojciech Pawlak from the Faculty of Geology at the Warsaw University are credited with discovering the skeleton in southern Poland in 2023 and coming up with the idea to invite volunteers to help with its restoration. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 There is still the Connor Hellebuyck situation to unravel, and Jason Robertson’s, which is on a ticking clock with his arbitration hearing coming up. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026 After Gabbriette had given them the green light, Steven spent a flight from Montreal to Paris designing looks, coming up with 30 different sketches along the way based on references Gabbriette had sent over email. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 July 2026 Coincidentally, another birthday for someone in Anthony’s inner circle is coming up quick. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 The Americans, at last coming up for air, had a moment late in the half that buoyed a capacity crowd in Seattle’s NFL stadium and numerous watch parties throughout San Diego County. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 Add in the Emmy hosting gig, and everything’s coming up Hargitay. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 July 2026 This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming up

Verb

Barroca was drawing on a sentiment expressed two decades earlier, when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Once the training center is open, the campus’ nonprofit arm will deliver the programming, drawing on in-house facilitators; subject-matter experts from industry, academia and government and tenant companies running their own specialized programs.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of drawing on

Verb

And Income Thresholds From our angle, the approach should keep in mind penalties arising in healthcare costs triggered by certain Adjusted Gross Income thresholds.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Byrne’s case is the most costly employee settlement arising from disciplinary allegations during that period.

— Corey Schmidt July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of arising

Verb

Garnacho had joined a small list of potential recruits, which included Paris Saint-Germain’s Ibrahim Mbaye and Crysencio Summerville from West Ham United, who is now closing in on a move to Al Hilal.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The move follows months of tension over the reopening of the Russian Pavilion, which returned this year after closing in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of closing in

Verb

The past is still present throughout, sometimes surfacing in very particular ways.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The aerospace expansion aims to produce high-performance structural adhesives and surfacing products for commercial aerospace and space exploration.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of surfacing

Verb

There were concerns about the USA’s toxic political environment keeping many of the international visitors from coming for the tournament.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Warnings of extreme storms and resultant flooding, erosion and widespread damage abound, along with growing lists of how to prepare for coming turbulent weather.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

But the scattergun decisions emerging from the VAR centre in Dallas led to goals being disallowed for minor ‘offences’ that would never lead to the award of a penalty had the players’ roles been reversed.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
New this year, Piazza Italia will present The Italian Designers Pavilion, in which established and emerging brands will share space.

— Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of emerging

Verb

Tooling is becoming more accessible, use cases are more standardized and the gap between early adopters and fast followers is closing.

— Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Some experts say that expanding nuclear access on the continent is key to closing that gap, along with powering industrialization.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of closing

Verb

One of its recent projects is happening in Westport, where crews recently resumed work on the Westport Stormwater Improvement Project after going on hiatus for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Ecrypt built agents, not an agent, and that mirrors a shift happening across business software.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026