COMING TO Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of coming (to)

present participle of come (to)

as in counting (up to)

to have a total of your bill comes to $53.74

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Relevance

as in corresponding (to)

to be the same in meaning or effect it all comes to nothing in the end

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as in occurring (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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coming to

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verb (2)

present participle of come to

as in coming around

to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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Safety changes are coming to Old Sacramento after five men were stabbed during a violent fight early Saturday morning. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026 But Levshunov knew coming to Chicago this summer was in his best interest. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Since coming to the Current in 2023 from Chicago, DiBernardo has been a stalwart in the KC lineup. — Pj Green july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 The live capture of the musical is coming to movie theaters for a five-night run starting July 24, with the film featuring five of the original cast members. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 By contrast, the three data centers coming to Miami-Dade are much smaller, requiring less energy to keep the computers humming all day and less water to circulate and keep the computers cool. — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Subscribe today Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Adell had another shot in the ninth, coming to the plate with runners at the corners and two outs after Grissom had gotten him a chance by working an 11-pitch walk. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026 With potentially record-breaking heat coming to Washington, DC on the Fourth of July, people wanting to catch fireworks by saving an early spot on the National Mall will have a lot of waiting to do. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming (to)

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Most of these hotels, motels and motor lodges were built around the same time the federal government began numbering highways (like Route 66) in the mid-1920s.

— Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The fair’s other two sections have also been expanded, with Presents (for young galleries) now numbering 55 galleries and Solo (single-artist presentations) numbering 25 galleries.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

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But the Owens family’s 300-year-old curse carries one generation forward, striking Sally’s daughter Kylie and her lover (Xolo Maridueña), who gets hit by a car while bicycling with several bouquets of roses.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
Investigators allege Zhengfeng then approached the open trunk and fired a gun into it before deputies returned fire, striking him.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of striking

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Investigators determined that the driver of the 18-wheeler was attempting to turn left out of a store parking lot onto Avenue E as a motorcycle traveling eastbound was coming around a curve in the road, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Campusano drove in a run with his single in the third, an inning after walking and coming around to score yesterday.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of coming around

Verb

First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Source for add-on acquisitions comprising 75%+ of total buyout activity and PE dry powder figures.

— Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of comprising

Verb

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
When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026

Definition of coming round

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