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View synonyms for come of

come of

verb

  1. to be descended from

  2. to result from

    nothing came of his experiments

“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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What becomes eye-opening is the naivete of law enforcement regularly placating one woman’s dangerous campaign of prejudiced aggression, acting as if nothing worse will come of it in a state that gives terrified citizens the right to use deadly force.

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"Nothing may come of it. That's always a possibility. But I love it," says Jones.

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Because I don’t know what could come of it.

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Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a leading Los Angeles advocacy group, agreed with Newsom that it is important to consider some sort of public insurance option but was skeptical much would come of the effort.

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Gen. Rob Bonta noted that the memo listed various incidents of violence against Republicans while “deliberately ignoring” violence against Democrats, and said that while it is unclear what may come of the order, “the chilling effect is real and cannot be ignored.”

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Comeniuscome of age