Come upon and Realize

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Come upon

Come upon verb - Find unexpectedly.
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Realize and come upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Realize" instead a verb "Come upon".

Realize

Realize verb - To come to an awareness of.
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Come upon and realize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Come upon" instead a verb "Realize".
Nearby Words: real, realise, reality, realistic, realization

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  • Western Animation / The Fearless Four They only realize their mistake when they get lost in the forest and come upon an owl, who tells them they are, in fact, nowhere near Paris.
    Source: Western Animation / The Fearless Four
  • Film / Top Secret! Behind the Black: Played for laughs as they come upon a pair of boots that they should be able to tell are just a pair of boots in a field, but they don't realize that there is no enemy soldier there until the camera shows it to the audience.
    Source: Film / Top Secret!
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