Come upon and Search

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Come upon verb - Find unexpectedly.

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Search and come upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Search" instead a verb "Come upon".

Search verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Come upon and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Come upon" instead a verb "Search".

When they realized that he's not here, they search around his house and come upon his cellar.

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