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come up

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to come to a place regarded as higher
(of the sun) to rise
to begin
a wind came up
to be regurgitated or vomited
to present itself or be discussed
that question will come up again
to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university
to appear from out of the ground
my beans have come up early this year
informal.
to win
have your premium bonds ever come up?
come up against
to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with
come up to
to equal or meet a standard
that just doesn't come up to scratch
come up with
to produce or find
she always comes up with the right answer

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“And then the bobblehead night comes up, and I was like, ‘I want to do something.

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James coming up with a pair of massive defensive stops and Finney-Smith hitting a go-ahead three.

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Although his shot has been off to start the playoff series against the Nuggets, he came up big in the fourth quarter of Game 2 to help seal the win.

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But it makes a big difference if it’s Mason Rudolph starting at quarterback or Rodgers, especially with ��t¶�� coming up against Green Bay and at the New York Jets.

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Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to respect each other's sovereignty and come up with a draft peace deal by 2 May.

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