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View definitions for came on

came on

verb as in advance, progress

verb as in appear, enter

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The latter was the team’s longest offensive play of the season and came on a zero blitz, meaning the Patriots sent more pass rushers in lieu of keeping a safety back to help in coverage.

Morgan, 24, was named on the bench for the defeat against Fiji but made an impression when he came on in the second half.

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The news came on the same day Trump announced another political newcomer, billionaire Elon Musk, would take a government cost-cutting role.

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Springfield: At the time, Australia was kind of behind the times, so at the show, when the Beatles came on it was like they were from Mars.

Most of those points came on layups and dunks in transition, the rewards of expending all that effort on defense.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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