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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

The first photo that comes up on Google when somebody searches up Rostam — I don’t want to know, but sure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Salon • May 29, 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

But Nana comes up with something I actually like.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty