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came up to

VERB

meet expectations

Synonyms

WEAK

admit of comparison with approach arrive bear comparison with come near compare with equal extend get near match measure up to rank with reach resemble rival stand comparison with

Example Sentences

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He says “a mom in South Central” came up to him recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Importers no longer had to prove that e-bikes came up to minimum safety standards.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

"I realised on the way here that on Thursday 6 March, it'll be 20 years to the day that Amy Winehouse came up to my studio," he reminisced.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

She said her mother came up to her in tears after her round.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Her eyes crinkled up as we came up to the table.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway