Thesaurus results for TUMBLES (UPON)

tumbles (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tumble (upon)

as in finds

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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finds
encounters
hits (upon)
happens (on or upon)
stumbles (on or onto)
meets
comes across
runs across
runs into
pitches (upon)
runs against
chances (upon)
lights (on or upon)
runs upon
bumps into
faces
discovers
confronts
turns up
lucks (out, on, onto, or into)
strikes

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“Tumbles (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbles%20%28upon%29. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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