come from

VERB

arise, emanate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arise derive from emanate flow hail from originate

WEAK

emerge end up issue proceed result rise spring stem turn out

Example Sentences

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“I was like, ‘Where did this come from?’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

An example of this has come from two recent scandals in my home state of Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But offers of admission did come from Cornell, Notre Dame and the University of Michigan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

In fact, he could never understand where the idea had come from.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Duane had come from somewhere else, and now he was here.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el