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 Fans can buy $30 t-shirts, $27 baseball hats, and an $8 set of bumper stickers to advertise their support for the attorney general and the makeshift facility he’s credited with coming up with the idea for. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 Ella Langley, Dandelion Once again, everything is coming up Ella Langley. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 The team previously had announced a Doja Cat concert – scheduled the same night as Game 2 of the WNBA Finals coming up Monday – would be moved if Golden State got that far. — Jill Martin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 But the show already had a natural stopping point coming up that would be appropriate, storytelling-wise. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 About 20 feet behind Belfie's fence, a CBS News Philadelphia drone captured where the water is coming up from the ground. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Relatively wealthy developing countries, such as South Africa, have started coming up with much of the funding for their own HIV programs. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026 The defense remained fully engaged in the second half, coming up with two huge stops to prevent the game from heading in the wrong direction. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026 Three of the rookies made contributions Monday with cornerback Mansoor Delane coming up with an interception, defensive tackle Peter Woods batting down a pass and defensive end Thomas recording a sack. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming up

Verb

An October 7 analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), drawing on more than 90 Chinese-language sources, traces that process from battlefield observation to publicly visible changes in Chinese preparations.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Another creation, the carrot bamboo, brings together vermouth, gin, manzanilla sherry, carrot, yuzu, and shiso, drawing on flavors from both Europe and Asia.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drawing on

Verb

However, the companies have not announced a specific US Navy procurement award arising from the trial.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
In an email to Space, Asphaug explained some of the issues arising from this, since current estimates place the timing of the moon's formation anywhere from around 40 to 120 million years after the formation of the solar system.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of arising

Verb

The more than $400-million high-rise with shops and restaurants at street level is set to rise on La Brea Avenue on the site of a former concrete plant that served Los Angeles for more than a century before closing in 2024.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
When McMillan & Wife, created by Leonard Stern, bowed in September 1971, Saint James had just turned 25 while Hudson was closing in on 46.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing in

Verb

That complexity is exactly what AI agents are built to streamline, which is why travel keeps surfacing as the showcase use case for the technology.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Official images are just now surfacing for the Air Jordan 6 White Infrared, coming long after reports of the shoe’s return first began circulating and later than leaks usually allow.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of surfacing

Verb

The flooding is just the latest from two months of on-and-off heavy rain caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The flooding is just the latest episode in two months of on-and-off heavy rain in the region caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

Broadcom is emerging as a big winner from an Anthropic initial public offering, making this a good time to add the semiconductor stock to portfolios, according to several Wall Street analysts.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Edgar then ran into a nearby alleyway, emerging on Orange Avenue near Washington Street, just steps from the Wall Street Orlando complex.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of emerging

Verb

After five years, a beloved Kansas City LGBTQ+ bar known as the first restaurant to be nationally recognized as a Safe Place is closing its doors next month.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company is closing its 28-year-old plant in Trinity, about 68 miles north of Charlotte near High Point.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing

Verb

The odds of a mistaken dress swap happening during the preservation process are rare, especially today with tracking technology available throughout the cleaning process, according to Schapiro.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
There’s a tremendous amount happening in J-beauty, C-beauty, and now India too.

— Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026