comes on

verb

Definition of comes onnext
present tense third-person singular of come on
as in is

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  1. emerges
  2. exists
  3. breathes
Verb
  • This outburst ejects powerful jets, seen as filaments shooting out from the binary system, forming loops and trails as the plasma emerges in streamers.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Landscape of ghost gun laws emerges No federal laws ban 3D-printed or privately made firearms.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of emerges
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  • But vitamin C exists in milk in such tiny amounts to begin with that its loss doesn’t matter.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Casein is the major group of milk proteins, and exists in two forms.
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of exists
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  • Made from recycled materials, this top breathes remarkably well.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Leather breathes because all the hair follicles of the animal are like little holes.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of breathes
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