CAME ON Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

came on

verb

past tense of come on

as in arrived

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Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
After playing 50 games over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Caminero arrived for good last season.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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The robot emerged from the player tunnel and entertained fans by recreating popular football goal celebrations, including those of Norway striker Erling Haaland.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
In June 2026 Eisenkot emerged as the main challenger to Netanyahu.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

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There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
There was the majestic no-doubter that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers, a majestic blast that evoked memories of Andrés Galarraga.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of was

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That obviously had a lot of consequences for the Native Americans who lived there.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of lived

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His Commentaries became foundational reading for nineteenth-century lawyers, emphasizing that law existed to preserve constitutional government, private rights, and public confidence in legal institutions.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Instead, colonial watchmaking existed largely as finishing and assembly rather than complete manufacture.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026

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