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coming from

ADJECTIVE
derivative
Synonyms
STRONG
cognate secondary subordinate
WEAK
acquired ancestral caused connate copied evolved hereditary imitative inferential inferred not original obtained plagiaristic plagiarized procured rehashed secondhand uninventive unoriginal
Antonyms
STRONG
important superior
WEAK
inventive original unborrowed unique
PREPOSITION
of
Synonyms
WEAK
about appertaining to appropriate to as concerns as regards attributed to away from based on belonging to characterized by concerning connected with consisting of containing epithetical going from in reference to in regard to like made from out from out of peculiar to pertaining to proceeding from referring to regarding related to showing

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“It’s not that hard to say, ‘Hey, there’s this new disease that’s coming from Uganda.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Back in October, Saints scored five tries at home - the majority coming from long range - to narrowly see off Tigers 32-26.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“In the first episodes, the family is permeable and a threat could be coming from anywhere,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Musk and SpaceX see “the largest total addressable market in human history,” which they peg at $28.5 trillion, with the vast majority coming from AI infrastructure, advertising, and “enterprise applications.”

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The size of a golf ball, skittering past me on the ground, coming from behind.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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