as in to arrive
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as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
the spectacular sale was enough of a come-on to get many shoppers to try the store for the first time
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as in no
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
come on, you can't be serious in making such an offer!
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Jensen acknowledged that his cheat-anxious writing faculty at ASU were beset by work before AI came on the scene.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
John Anderson, wsj.com, 25 Apr. 2023
And though Jaxton is an obvious skeeve, decentering his maleness only as a kind of tantric come-on, Foley does it so well that the character is somehow attractive.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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Verb
As soon as the lights came on and the audience stood, Almodóvar kissed the hands of both leading ladies, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Jensen acknowledged that his cheat-anxious writing faculty at ASU were beset by work before AI came on the scene.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
Noun
Or the Hollywood sign, originally a real-estate come-on and the site of an early movieland suicide.
—John Anderson, wsj.com, 25 Apr. 2023
And though Jaxton is an obvious skeeve, decentering his maleness only as a kind of tantric come-on, Foley does it so well that the character is somehow attractive.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Come on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20on. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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