to come to prominence

  • 1prominence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ growing, increased, increasing ▪ equal ▪ special ▪ a performance which gi …

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  • 2prominence — prom|i|nence [ˈprɔmınəns US ˈpra: ] n 1.) [U] the fact of being important and well known prominence of ▪ the prominence of pressure groups as political forces come to/rise to/achieve prominence (as sth) ▪ She first came to prominence as an artist …

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  • 3prominence — noun 1 (U) the fact of being important and well known: come to/gain prominence (=become important and well known): Gandhi first came to prominence in South Africa in the 1920s. 2 give sth prominence/give prominence to sth to put something in a… …

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  • 4come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …

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  • 5come — I UK [kʌm] / US verb Word forms come : present tense I/you/we/they come he/she/it comes present participle coming past tense came UK [keɪm] / US past participle come *** 1) [intransitive] to move or travel to the place where you are come… …

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  • 6come — v. & n. v.intr. (past came; past part. come) 1 move, be brought towards, or reach a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker or hearer (come and see me; shall we come to your house?; the books have come). 2 reach or be brought to a… …

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  • 7come into — phr verb Come into is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑train Come into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑being, ↑category, ↑conflict, ↑contact, ↑effect, ↑equation, ↑existence, ↑fashion, ↑focus, ↑ …

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  • 8come to — phr verb Come to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑answer, ↑bill, ↑fame, ↑harm, ↑idea, ↑realization, ↑smile, ↑smirk, ↑thought, ↑tourist Come to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …

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  • 9Let It Come Down (Spiritualized album) — Infobox Album | Name = Let It Come Down Type = Album Artist = Spiritualized Released = September 17, 2001 Recorded = mid 2001 Genre = Space Rock Length = 63:01 Label = Arista Records Producer = J Spaceman Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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  • 10To come up with — Up Up ([u^]p), adv. [AS. up, upp, [=u]p; akin to OFries. up, op, D. op, OS. [=u]p, OHG. [=u]f, G. auf, Icel. & Sw. upp, Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to E. over. See {Over}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of …

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