come

1
as in to approach
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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2
3
as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come
Verb
  • Several vehicles recklessly drove donuts in the middle of the road as a large crowd of spectators approached the intersection, police added.
    Ronn Blitzer , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • Anyone who sees him is urged not to approach and to call 911 immediately.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • The heat is expected to shift into the Midwest and Ohio Valley by the end of the weekend and arrive in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Sunday through the first half of next week.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 18 June 2025
  • But the narrative was reinforced Tuesday afternoon when Alphonso Davies, recovering from an ACL tear suffered in March, arrived at Canada’s hotel to support his teammates.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • The work produced in those early years became as instantly iconic and revered in the world of comics as that of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee in Marvel’s 1960s Silver Age.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • The designer just signed a multiyear partnership to become the official apparel brand of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, the first new addition to the racing competition since 2016.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • But there are times where, for some reason, things don’t happen.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Nothing complicated, but something the whole family can do together.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 16 June 2025
  • Be sure to do the top mechanism of the blinds as well.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • The West Coast schedule continues with a final game against the Seattle Storm, winners of back-to-back games entering Sunday, on Tuesday before the Fever head back home.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
  • And timely hitting made the difference against the Chanticleers, who entered the weekend on a 26-game winning streak.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Video recreations like Cameron's appear across popular platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • Bowman appeared particularly dismissive toward the threat of tariffs, which many economists say could slow growth, particularly if companies absorb the cost of the duties rather than passing them on to consumers.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Daniels gets his guy Aiyuk, who's the younger, and potentially better receiver.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • As New York closed in on Tuesday's vote, more investors got nervous as the polls showed Mamdani was leading.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 June 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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