Come upon and Stand

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Come upon verb - Find unexpectedly.

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Stand and come upon are semantically related in meet topic. In some cases you can use "Stand" instead a verb "Come upon".

Stand verb - To occupy a place or location.

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Come upon and stand are semantically related in meet topic. Sometimes you can use "Come upon" instead a verb "Stand".

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

Later on, Cruz, Winter, O'Neal, Bella, Reid and Bishop come upon the aftermath of the events of the film (which, in turn, involved Ripley and another squad of Marines arriving at the aftermath of Hadley Hope's last stand).

Source: Video Game / Aliens: Colonial Marines

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