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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come
Verb
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The video shows the rescue organization slowly approaching the dog, who is now named Beans.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025 -
With cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency approaching 300,000, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas, this will be a space to watch closely as unemployment benefits and severance pay run out.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The pair arrived a day after getting off the ground on a spacecraft.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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All three arrived at the Tree Top from another Waterbury bar.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Similarly, Musk’s political brand has become a liability.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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So Ait-Nouri has become one of Wolves’ most dangerous attacking threats and one of the most potent defenders in the Premier League in attacking areas.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know. Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know.—
X (formerly Twitter),
X (formerly Twitter),
30 May 2025
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Sure enough, that’s what happened with the Broncos.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Verb
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One of his owners, Craig Leipold, did, back in January.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Enter Ketamine To confirm the finding, the team did the experiment again.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Regardless, the Angels were scoreless entering their final three outs again — Angel Stadium playing home to an offense in need of a pulse check.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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After South Dakota State’s FCS playoff run ended in the semifinals, Gronowski considered entering the NFL Draft and was invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl, but his injury was severe enough to require surgery and put his NFL plans on hold.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The sculpture appears in the form of a glass cube, which glows with light that changes color based on live temperature data taken from the Hoh Rain Forest in near Seattle, Washington State.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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Summers appeared as the show’s announcer instead and was an executive producer.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Clients would get the remains of not only their loved one, but also the remains of other bodies.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
2 June 2025
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Left-hander Pierce Coppola got the start and, after a dominant return against Alabama to the tune of 10 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, just couldn’t find the zone.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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