COMES INTO ONE'S OWN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

comes into one's own

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present tense third-person singular of come into one's own

as in makes it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment That intern has really come into her own over the past year.

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gets ahead

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— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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