Appear
Appear verb - To come into view.
Come upon and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Come upon" instead a verb "Appear".
Nearby Words: appearance, appearing
Come upon
Both terms in one sentence
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Forced Tutorial: The text boxes which appear every time you come upon something new.
Source: Video Game / Crystal Caves -
Unwinnable by Mistake: Can sometimes appear to be the case: since the dungeon levels are randomly generated, it's possible to come upon levels where there is solid rock between you and the stairs down.
Source: Video Game / Castle of the Winds -
The quarians, who claim to salvage any ship they come upon appear to have the exact same design (usually a ring, sphere or circle with extra bits trailing behind like straight lines) in the third game's cutscenes.
Source: Standard Human Spaceship
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