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comes up

VERB

happen suddenly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arise crop up occur rise turn up

WEAK

spring up

Example Sentences

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"Unless somebody comes up with a better idea, at the minute anything's better than that."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

She comes up with a superior punch line, one worth delivering to an audience.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

So if I’m once again trying to speak to things from a universal perspective as best I can, I think it’s something that that definitely comes up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“We haven’t seen cases where it comes up with new attack techniques,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Miss Fulton comes up the steps, struggling with a bag.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome