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coming across

VERB

encounter, find

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump into discover notice stumble upon uncover unearth

WEAK

chance upon happen upon hit upon light upon meet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

miss

Example Sentences

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Even in the moments it falters, “Backrooms” is like someone coming across the cage we’ve been pacing around in, and pointing out that the bars were always big enough to slip through.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Kameel, 27, flew from New York after missing out on tickets to her US tour and coming across Big Weekend on Instagram.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

How do you advocate for yourself without coming across as whiny or dragging a coworker into the conversation when they probably never intended to reveal their salary?

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

And I agree with you, Gustavo, Becerra is coming across as resolutely bland, but to Mark’s point, he’s using that to position himself as drama-free and experienced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Like you were the Snowy Heron and you could feel that something was wrong but you weren’t sure, because you hadn’t seen the hunter with the gun coming across the horizontal yet.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt