as in to arrive
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as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
the spectacular sale was enough of a come-on to get many shoppers to try the store for the first time
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as in no
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
come on, you can't be serious in making such an offer!
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Recent Examples of come on
Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
The report came on the heels of other recent breaches involving Russia, North Korea, and hackers just out for money and lulz.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
George Skelton, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Books Is Madonna a game-changing feminist or capitalist come-on?
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
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This announcement comes on the tail of last year's record unprecedented growth the bourbon industry spurred in Kentucky.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
The report came on the heels of other recent breaches involving Russia, North Korea, and hackers just out for money and lulz.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
For many, the card looked like a come-on or a scam.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Books Is Madonna a game-changing feminist or capitalist come-on?
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come on
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Prosecutors, however, noted that security camera footage from a dining hall on UGA's campus, where Diego worked, showed Diego arriving and leaving work on Feb. 22.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Trending on Billboard Hallucinating Love arrives after a particularly torrid period since their last LP, 2018’s Kingdoms in Colour.Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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One consistent lure throughout all those years, however, is the country’s incredible range of natural and man-made shooting locations that can stand in for just about any climate, time of year, natural setting, or metropolitan cityscape in the world.Jamie Lang, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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And the lure of easy credit from these store cards may no longer be worth the steep price.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2024
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If there were any doubts about what the Playoff would do for rivalry games, they were answered (again) in the third quarter.Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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And there are cases where even unrelated tariffs can have negative consequences.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Adding a screen to the speaker must have created a sore temptation for the product people at Amazon to ladle on more features and apps on top of what the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Tap can already accomplish.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
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And there’s also a temptation to gussy simple scenes up with a lot of unnecessary cuts, oft-kilter angles, and semi-fussy business.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Early regulation of the still emerging AI industry is likely to make the wrong calls precisely because the unknowns about the industry are greater than the knowns.Clark D. Asay, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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For example, up to 68% of workers with disabilities in emerging economies, like India and Brazil, report that AI has improved workplace accessibility, compared to just 37% in Germany and 45% in the United States.Sander van ‘t Noordende, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The government offers tax incentives to single-family offices that set up shop in the city.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
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Beyond herding behavior and financial incentives, various psychological and social factors can affect how traders assess probabilities on these platforms.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott Mom-of-three Mandy Moore is oh so relatable.Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
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But oh, whatever happened to the wisdom of the Beatles’ joy?Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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Parasaurolophus was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived around 77 to 73 million years ago in present day North America.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Caretakers who are at least 40 can also live with an eligible senior on site, and the income rules remain the same.Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Come on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20on. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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