come

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

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Relevance

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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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Verb
  • When approached for comment in October, the Premier League said this was an example of the challenges that domestic leagues would face as a result of the alterations to the football calendar made by FIFA.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • The Harley-Davidson Homecoming concerts at Veterans Park July 12 are proceeding as planned after the concerts July 11 were called off around 6 p.m. due to approaching storms.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • However, after a brief break, another batch of smoke could arrive late Sunday night into Monday morning.
    Dan Peck, ABC News, 12 July 2025
  • This technology is arriving just in time, as growers across the country face a shortage of available workers and weeds that are becoming increasingly resistant to herbicides.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • That year, such violence had become terrifyingly common.
    Kristen McGuiness, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • Courtesy of Throne Sport Coffee Mahomes became the second-largest investor in Throne Sport Coffee in May 2024, with an undisclosed stake.
    Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • There was a fan-cast that happened that same day, and the first person to post something, their fan cast was me.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Nothing that happened in the meeting between Jaishankar and Wang Yi changes this larger reality.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Humanoid robots, because they are designed to mirror parts of the human body, have more axes—or joints—on them than many other form factors, like robotic arms or other AMRs do.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2025
  • In complex or regulated environments, speed matters, but so does cross-functional orchestration that accounts for the nuances of the situation.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Videos from the scene posted to social media showed dozens of firefighters and other emergency service personnel at the scene, entering the building and removing residents from the immediate danger.
    Shane Croucher John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Celebrity status became an advantage for these public figures when entering the courtroom and facing a jury of their peers, experts told Fox News Digital.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Home plate umpire John Bacon appeared to miss two pitches in that at-bat, which miffed Mendoza, who erupted out of the dugout, kicked some dirt and was quickly ejected.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
  • European banks have meanwhile significantly boosted their profits over the last three years as central banks dragged interest rates out of a decade of ultra-low territory, a shift that appears to have been belatedly priced in this year — even with rates now falling .
    Jenni Reid,Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • Maybe there's a path for Turner to get there eventually.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • So much for my hope that Jess would get a promotion!
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 July 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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