Synonyms for come across
come across

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1. fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discoververb

   find unexpectedly

   "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

   Synonyms:
   detect, come over, chance upon, distinguish, excise, let out, hear, bring out, identify, hit, arrive at, disclose, attain, let on, chance on, describe, get word, reach, take, key, fall upon, meet, strike, reveal, move, assume, enter upon, see, find out, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, give away, fall, divulge, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, achieve, pick up, run across, resonate, observe, get a line, notice, key out, mint, strickle, name, accomplish, impress, expose, take up, come to, expunge, unwrap, break, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, discover, luck into, find, make

2. come acrossverb

   be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

   Synonyms:
   chance on, chance upon, resonate, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, meet, light upon, come over, encounter, discover, attain, come upon, run across, see

3. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, seeverb

   come together

   "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

   Synonyms:
   ensure, project, hit, interpret, examine, look, experience, get word, visualise, take on, come upon, fit, assure, image, fancy, run across, go steady, fulfill, learn, fill, receive, run into, discover, light upon, escort, fall upon, contact, pick up, cope with, visit, collide with, reckon, consider, happen, suffer, regard, get a line, get wind, chance on, figure, take care, match, converge, gather, control, ascertain, come over, attend, date, realize, check, meet, go out, witness, attain, strike, chance, catch, forgather, construe, find out, foregather, see, jar against, satisfy, visualize, picture, fulfil, bump into, find, conform to, knock against, go through, take in, view, chance upon, assemble, see to it, butt against, insure, bump, hear, impinge on, envision, happen upon, determine, play, encounter, watch, resonate, touch, understand, get together, realise, adjoin

4. come across, come oververb

   communicate the intended meaning or impression

   "He came across very clearly"

   Synonyms:
   chance on, chance upon, resonate, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, meet, light upon, come over, encounter, discover, attain, come upon, run across, see

5. resonate, come acrossverb

   be received or understood

   Synonyms:
   encounter, chance upon, resonate, fall upon, chance on, strike, run into, meet, light upon, happen upon, discover, attain, vibrate, come upon, come over, run across, see

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1. • Appear
   • Communicate
   • Find

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1. Jeb Bush:

   Across the board we ought to have a strategy to protect our border. That is clear, but that is not an un-Christian thing to do to make sure that people don't come across our border illegally. That's a just thing to do.

2. Elliot Budd:

   It just comes down to the fact that it's really dry right now and they're looking for water and it is mating season right now, they are using a lot more energy than they normally would so they need more water. They're non-venomous these snakes. They aren't considered dangerous. They're not something to fear but it's best if you come across them to leave them alone.

3. Andrew Zimmern:

   I haven't come across a problem that is as deadly and as crisis-filled as the global and national hunger crisis that we are currently enduring, i'm staggered by this … To me, it is the biggest head-scratcher of head-scratchers.

4. Gregory Meeks:

   Hungry. Many of them had walked in the cold for days. Many of us couldn’t stop but crying, many of them were trying to get in touch with their husbands, because if you were 18 to 60 you couldn’t come across. They did not know if they would see their husbands of fathers again. They did not know what life was going to be. Everything in a matter of hours had changed for them.

5. Jenny LaBaw:

   It became apparent early on that this run was about much more than epilepsy. Each and every day I come across stories about the goodness of humankind and/or overcoming adversity, i'm very lucky that for two years I've had complete seizure control.