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came 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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Ethan was back home and recovering for just over a week when a phone call came from the hospital.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

More capital came from taxpayer-funded development agencies such as the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The most spirited response of the day came from 12-year-old Jailene Pimentel, between bites of a Subway sandwich.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Their goal was to determine exactly where the stone came from and whether glaciers could have carried it southward during the last Ice Age.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

I was having an eyeball fight with that monkey when another one came from somewhere and plopped himself down on the other side of me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls