comes

present tense third-person singular of come
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as in approaches
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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Recent Examples of comes This update comes with significant security and privacy upgrades, and with the current state of threats on the Android platform showing no signs of abating, delays are unwelcome. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 This reusable, insulated tumbler keeps her drinks hot for hours—and comes with a secure lid to help keep them contained. Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024 One of the most common concerns that comes with training intelligent agents is exposing sensitive information to security risks. Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Verb
  • Stargazing Finally, as nights grow longer, stargazing becomes an enchanting activity.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Apple Picking Apple picking is a quintessential fall activity that becomes even more enjoyable while high.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • One group hypothesizes that the sensation happens after decreasing blood pressure and muscle tissue relaxation causes your brain to misfire and briefly enter a panic mode.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • And sometimes that’s not what happens.
    Variety, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • As research progresses, there is hope that these new strategies will provide patients with better options for recovery, reducing the physical and emotional toll of scarring.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, plenty can happen between now and December, but both programs are on solid footing and in position to accomplish much more as the season progresses.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Only one toll would be levied each day, which means any motorist who enters the area, then leaves and returns, would be charged only once that day.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) enters the hall during the meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (not pictured), October 11, 2024, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • Researchers also have discovered a virus of fungi that appears to infect weaker strains of Bd — pathogens for the pathogen, in other words.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • That phenomenon occurs when the moon appears larger and brighter than normal because of the sun’s closer-than-usual position to Earth.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Even in a more benign scenario, its researchers also see Israel’s gross domestic product per head — which in recent years overtook the United Kingdom’s — falling this year, as Israel’s population grows faster than the economy and living standards decline.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If the affected tooth grows in correctly and can be cleaned well, pericoronitis may go away as the tissue covering the tooth recedes.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • As the story goes, Elvis Presley and his new bride Priscilla had originally planned on getting married in what was known then as the House of Tomorrow in the spring of 1967.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As far as the mechanics of the x-ray specs project goes, what the pair of hackers have confirmed is that all five technologies used are new but readily available.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • This is particularly encouraging, as when high job creation occurs, sometimes that can lead to a momentary rise in unemployment rate until hiring catches up with creation.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The team also discovered that about 15% of adults fulfilled the criteria for functional iron deficiency, which occurs when the iron in the body is stored away but not readily available for use.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Comes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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