come

1
as in to approach
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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2
3
as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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Verb
  • With cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency approaching 300,000, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas, this will be a space to watch closely as unemployment benefits and severance pay run out.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 June 2025
  • The risk of strong to severe thunderstorms returns Sunday afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front, the weather service said.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • As the documentary captures, Billy Joel arrived as a romantic pop star who was also a pugnacious fighter.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 June 2025
  • Then, a few months later, a real hardcover book arrives in the mail.
    Thomas E. Ricks June 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • So Ait-Nouri has become one of Wolves’ most dangerous attacking threats and one of the most potent defenders in the Premier League in attacking areas.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • Similarly, Musk’s political brand has become a liability.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • The Survivors takes place in Evelyn Bay, Tasmania, Australia – a town still haunted by a tragedy that happened more than 15 years prior.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Long-range drone attacks continue Russia has repeatedly targeted civilian areas of Ukraine with Shahed drones during the war, as happened on Sunday night.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • Nothing complicated, but something the whole family can do together.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 16 June 2025
  • Be sure to do the top mechanism of the blinds as well.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Lembas is a new peptide ingredient company that enters the market today with intentions of partnering with CPG brands to create food products that target the GLP-1 hormone.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The company also points out that a game ticket is a revocable license to enter a facility.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • Slezak is set to appear in Craig Brewer's musical film Song Sung Blue at the end of this year.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 June 2025
  • Ellison also appeared alongside President Donald Trump in January to unveil Stargate, the joint venture between Oracle, SoftBank and OpenAI to supercharge the U.S.’ AI push.
    Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Christina Aguilera didn't let the haters get her down early in her career.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 June 2025
  • His parents weren't totally aware of his unusual spot to get a few hours of rest.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 13 June 2025
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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