Thesaurus results for TUMBLE (UPON)

tumble (upon)

verb

Definition of tumble (upon)

as in to find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance while we were out on a drive in the country, we tumbled upon a farm stand selling the best peaches I've ever tasted

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Going into November, an Associated Press analysis found that Wasserman Schultz is the only white Democrat positioned to represent any of the remaining districts with a Black majority or plurality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
About one in three home sales in the Bay Area were all cash from April through June, Redfin found.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of find

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Longer hikes often require a minimum of six walkers due to the possibility of encountering aforementioned bears.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
In Eagle-Vail, CPW is also investigating after a bear encountered a person at an apartment complex, resulting in a minor injury.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of encounter

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Where sacred meets celestial Science meets religion in the Vatican Observatory, a centuries-old center of astronomical research.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Paramount Skydance representatives are expected to meet on Monday with the California Attorney General’s office to discuss a potential settlement of the states’ antitrust case, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

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Lead vocalist Jacob Bannon came across the phenomenon when researching his own tinnitus and reimagined it as a culmination of all the pain and suffering in human existence.

— Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026
So Veena’s mother turned to the internet, came across a blog post about Real Love and spoke to the woman who wrote it, a mother whose son had been suicidal.

— Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026

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