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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 I’m always on, and something that comes up in that take might make it into the final cut because there’s three cameras going at all times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

That is the backdrop of any Taiwan talk that comes up at the Trump-Xi summit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

If it comes up in a crossword puzzle, I'll leave the spaces blank and work around them.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris