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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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3
4
as in to happen
to take place
whatever may come we'll always be together
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5
as in to do
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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1
as in to count (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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2
as in to correspond (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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3
as in to occur (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 to come 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 come
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Italian F4 championship season came, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Germany’s ADAC Formula Four Championship, where Crawford missed the title by two points.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
On a recent day, a patron drank a Guinness at the bar amid walls are covered in funeral notices from people who had come for a drink after saying that final goodbye.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
The news hit Fletcher hard, coming days before Miami’s annual rivalry game against Florida State last season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
But the restaurant doesn't dwell in the past; Agnes and Sherman is a diner for a new generation that builds upon all that came before.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Are payments still coming during the government shutdown?
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Chelsea shared on Instagram that Maximus spent eight days in the hospital before being able to come home.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Italian F4 championship season came, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Germany’s ADAC Formula Four Championship, where Crawford missed the title by two points.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
On a recent day, a patron drank a Guinness at the bar amid walls are covered in funeral notices from people who had come for a drink after saying that final goodbye.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
The news hit Fletcher hard, coming days before Miami’s annual rivalry game against Florida State last season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
But the restaurant doesn't dwell in the past; Agnes and Sherman is a diner for a new generation that builds upon all that came before.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Are payments still coming during the government shutdown?
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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