come to be

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grow v.

VERB

become

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come develop into grow into turn into

STRONG

convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax

WEAK

alter to assume form of be converted to be reduced to be reformed be remodeled be transformed into change into emerge as eventually be pass into ripen into turn out

Antonyms

STRONG

remain stagnate

VERB

grow

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STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

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come to be

That “more challenging setup” relates to how these companies have come to be viewed as “winners” in artificial intelligence, rather than victims of high memory prices.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Fedorov's bet on drones seems obvious now in a war that has come to be dominated by them -- but he was a rare and early advocate.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

Might the Iran deal, different in so many ways, nevertheless come to be seen as similarly fateful?

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

It was soon confirmed by a similar experiment on a section of highway in New York that had come to be known as “Death Valley.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

I walked up to the guard and told him I’d come to be a student there.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

come to be

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