1
as in to count (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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2
as in to correspond (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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3
as in to occur (to)
to enter the mind of
the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store
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as in to come around
to gain consciousness again
after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come (to)
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Hernandez came around to score on grounders by Hyeseong Kim and Ohtani.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026 -
On one side is the Southeastern Conference, which has held steady to the idea of not expanding past 16 teams though commissioner Greg Sankey teased that some might come around to 24 at meetings next week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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The constellation now numbers more than 200 satellites developed in a partnership between SpaceX and Northrop Grumman.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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While his workforce generally numbers 160, for the Mother’s Day crush, which involved shipment of 700,000 plants, another 40 employees were hired.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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What is striking about this moment is that America is not merely acknowledging the Jewish roots of some of its values historically, but openly turning again to a distinctly Jewish practice as a possible source of wisdom for the present.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The two stayed friendly afterward, and Williams stood by Longet when tragedy and scandal struck a year later, in 1976.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The economy recovered by the late 1990s, with the military reinvesting its profits into the country to support hospitals, education and government food rations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Rudy Giuliani, 81, is recovering from a severe case of viral pneumonia that led him into a coma in early May.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style.—
Gail Ciampa,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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That athleticism means that today’s blend of speed and power stands alone.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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But that doesn’t mean Sander was always serious.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Reconomy also suggested that companies work with other entities in their sector to aggregate textile waste to reach volumes that will be sufficient to make recycling economically viable.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Data aggregated by Blind, an anonymous professional network that requires users to verify their employment with a work email address, reveals some of the internal malaise.—
Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Come (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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