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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Shares of Netflix are down 20% year-to-date on fears the streamer’s days of double-digit gains are coming to an end. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Talarico engaged in a debate with six voters from across the political spectrum, with each coming to the stage to sit down across the table from the candidate. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 The most common way doctors use health exchanges is to get up to speed on a patient who is coming to see them. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Also on the calendar this month is a preview of a new restaurant coming to Midtown, a drag brunch celebrating Atlanta Pride and a conversation about bacon. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 One of modern rock’s most promising bands is coming to the University of Kansas to help launch the return of a once-historic campus event. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 Individual projects still would require zoning reviews, so no need to worry about skyscrapers coming to Silver Lake. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Fast & Furious Will See You Again on Television A new series is coming to Peacock in 2028. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 The heavy rainfall coming to the Big Island could impact the same southeastern region hit hard in August by Hurricane Lala. — Megan Janetsky, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

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Police said groups numbering from several hundred to more than 1,000 people formed unauthorized marches across central Paris on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images The researchers said the Adelie penguins of Cape Adare, on the other side of Antarctica, are now the world's largest penguin colony, numbering more than one million as of 2018.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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Surveillance video of the incident reviewed by ABC News appears to show the ICE vehicle moving in the direction of a man running and then striking him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Others spoke of police chokeholds and the grainy footage that showed officers striking King with batons.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of striking

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Microsoft’s turnaround gains credibility Wall Street is coming around to our view that Microsoft has turned a corner.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
After being criticized for coming around too slowly to the transfer portal, Swinney added 15 transfers this offseason.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming around

Verb

The jury members, comprising eight men and four women, took their place in Courtroom 3 of Southwark Crown Court for the first time.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The gallery’s New York flagship has been located on the Upper East Side since 2014, in a set of historic buildings comprising some 17,500 square feet that formerly housed the National Academy Museum.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 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

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