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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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as in to do
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come
Verb
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Trump clapping as Putin approached, with a grin on his face.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Palace are working on possible replacements for Eze, who played the full 90 minutes in last week’s Community Shield match against Liverpool, and have approached Leicester City to explore a potential move for Bilal El Khannouss.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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If their medication is delayed, arrives damaged, or isn’t the correct dose, their treatment will need to be rescheduled.—
Samuel Ganz,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Jose Luis Magana/AP What To Know On Tuesday, 800 National Guard troops arrived in Washington following an order from Trump.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The 2023 first-round draft choice out of Tennessee, who the Rockies are counting on to become an ace, had a 6.68 ERA through his first 15 starts.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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By seventh grade, Davidson was beginning to become one herself.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The show doesn’t just happen in front of them, but around them.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The very first Indiana Pizza Festival is happening this weekend, Saturday Aug. 9 on Monument Circle.—
Samanta Habashy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Even with a franchise-best payroll of $187 million entering this year, one that placed 13th of 30 MLB teams, the Diamondbacks fall well short of a Padres payroll that now stands at $213 million and eighth in baseball, per Fangraphs.com.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The resident entered a coma and died, the inspection report detailed.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Actually, with rookie starter Carlos Narvaez suffering what appeared to be a strained knee in Tuesday's game against the Royals, the Boston catcher position from top to bottom suddenly looks shaky.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Spoons appears to be about 3 years old, the zoo staff estimates.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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