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View synonyms for

come at

verb

  1. to discover or reach (facts, the truth, etc)
  2. to attack (a person)

    he came at me with an axe

  3. slang.
    to agree to do (something)
  4. slang.
    usually used with a negative to stomach, tolerate

    I couldn't come at it

  5. slang.
    to presume; impose

    what are you coming at?

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Trump's back-and-forth shift on tariff policies have come at a price, economists say.

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Lissu's strategy has come at a heavy cost to himself and Chadema, as a faction within the party, known as G-55, has adopted a softer stance.

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But the surgeries have come at a physical cost.

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But it is not clear if that will come at the conclusion of the hearing, or later.

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At least one of those additions is likely to come at linebacker, where the Trojans’ depth is most threadbare.

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