come to be

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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

Theatre director and producer Michael Grandage said he believed Gill's contribution to British theatre "will come to be regarded as quietly seismic".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Within the agency, the U.A.E. station had come to be seen as a sleepy posting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Other research has pointed the same way, highlighting what has come to be called "cognitive offloading" -- or even "cognitive surrender".

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Avoiding any discussion of rate hikes may come to be seen by the market as a reluctance to move,” Englander said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Naylor,” said the giant, “John Naylor in the wide world it were, till us come to be a man of the ’ood.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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