tumble (upon)

verb

Definition of tumble (upon)next
as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance while we were out on a drive in the country, we tumbled upon a farm stand selling the best peaches I've ever tasted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumble (upon)
  1. find
  2. encounter
  3. meet
  4. come across
Verb
  • The worst bosses, by this math, were found in Mississippi, then Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Idaho.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Inside, find walls outfitted with reclaimed cypress panels and accents of black marble.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of find
Verb
  • Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Most who have encountered him want to put the Han Lo experience behind them.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of encounter
Verb
  • New and returning lawmakers meet Tuesday to pick their leaders for the 2025-26 session, where Republicans again will control the House and Senate.
    Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The council met in executive session to discuss appointing a new member to the Planning and Zoning Commission and to name a new associate judge for the Bee Cave Municipal Court.
    Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of meet
Verb
  • On the other side of the fence, the Stewarts came across a large yellow tent.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Though Pelosi was in Washington, D.C., at the time, the intruder came across her husband and brutally beat him with a hammer.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of come across
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