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as in arrives
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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as in happens
to take place
whatever may come we'll always be together
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as in progresses
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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Recent Examples of comes
The position requires approval from the Senate and comes with an ambassador title.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
That’s the pressure that comes with being a superstar (not to mention having a $12 million salary).
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The report outlining the state’s success comes amid a rollback in federal funding and support for climate issues.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
But then comes Mother Mary, and the mood changes as if someone had dimmed the lights in the theater without warning.
—Maddalena Gomez, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
The set comes with various-sized cubes, offers compression to save space, and can easily be tossed in the wash with the laundry after the trip.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
The move comes as Spotify has already seen increasing interest among its userbase in fitness.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
And now, in the midst of our own peculiar version of civil dissolution, comes a new edition from the Library of America.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Apr. 2026
That’s where the accountability on Brunson comes into play.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
That’s the pressure that comes with being a superstar (not to mention having a $12 million salary).
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The report outlining the state’s success comes amid a rollback in federal funding and support for climate issues.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
But then comes Mother Mary, and the mood changes as if someone had dimmed the lights in the theater without warning.
—Maddalena Gomez, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
The set comes with various-sized cubes, offers compression to save space, and can easily be tossed in the wash with the laundry after the trip.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
The move comes as Spotify has already seen increasing interest among its userbase in fitness.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
And now, in the midst of our own peculiar version of civil dissolution, comes a new edition from the Library of America.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Apr. 2026
That’s where the accountability on Brunson comes into play.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes
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Additional storm development is also possible across the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic as an upper-level system approaches from the west.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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The news arrives amid a headline-making time for the Summer House star, who is currently at the center of a reality TV scandal.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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But two decades on, the sequel (in theaters May 1) arrives in an extremely different landscape, which has forced media companies to tighten their belts as page views plummet and AI surges.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But with the Lightning taking back home-ice advantage with this win and the series shifting back to Tampa, where Cooper will have full control of the matchup, the task becomes that much more difficult for the Suzuki line.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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As the Moon moves through your 7th House of Partnership, collaboration becomes the fastest path forward.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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All the statute requires is that DHS solicit and receive other agencies' views; Congress left the Executive Branch to resolve how that process happens and how much detail other agencies provide.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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And when that happens, voters are left to question whether the outcome of an election reflects their voice or the lines that were drawn around it.—
Dan Daley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Travel is highly favored as the month progresses, and the social atmosphere is alive with meaningful connections waiting to be made.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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As the virus progresses, dogs may suffer from abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Providence and Lincoln-Way West move up, while Sandburg enters topsy-turvy rankings.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The replay shows the puck enters the goal just below the crossbar and caroms off the frame at the back of the net.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Named for his grandfather, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro has for more than a decade acted as part bodyguard, part gatekeeper to Cuba’s most powerful living figure, always just feet away when Raúl Castro appears in public.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Another trend that Lu pinpointed was that the brand appears to maintain long-term relationships with suppliers; of the 800 apparel factories its uses, 314 (almost 40 percent) have worked with the company for over a decade, and 126 have produced garments for H&M for 6-10 yerars.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Continuing down this path only increases uncertainty, undermines long-term infrastructure planning and grows the national debt.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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As their mutual competitiveness grows shockingly ugly, Niall learns to turn Ruben’s Samsonian strength and fury against him, knocking down the pillars of Ruben’s own life.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Comes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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