Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come across (as)
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Jim Acosta's days at CNN are done, but his feud with President Donald Trump seems far from over.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025 -
At points this season, this seemed like the roster capable of breaking that trend.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Technology advances rapidly, industries seem to shift overnight, and people, especially leaders, feel the pressure to keep up.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Staying on theme for this season’s location in Thailand, Leisure Projects has an array of cozy garments, like this lace shirt, that feels appropriate without venturing into costume territory.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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As part of the study, researchers looked closer at the diversity of these communities in the four evacuation zones by using U.S. census and elementary school data to develop a profile of the people living there.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Those looking for a complete, back-up-the-truck-style trade deadline, like the one Cubs President Jed Hoyer executed in the summer of 2021, were left disappointed when the new semirebuild plan wasn’t really explained.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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But around 2016, as Mood Machine details, Spotify developed the Perfect Fit Content initiative, partnering with licensing companies that paid studio pros to bang out easy-listening ditties for the streamer—in essence, replicating popular playlist sounds on the cheap.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead, sounds were created by their interaction with the earth.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Come across (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20across%20%28as%29. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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