as in grew
to eventually have as a state or quality
many people became sick with the flu with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier
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Recent Examples of became
From that moment on The Grinch became the biggest fan of Christmas in Whoville for the rest of his life.
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley — who is battling Stage 2 breast cancer — became the first woman in 44 years of NCAA women’s volleyball to coach a team to the Division I national championship.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit (made by hand daily) has created a perfect recipe that quickly became a favorite in my house.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In 2024, scientists found the largest coral is bigger than a blue whale, how anglerfish became deep-sea denizens and that the ability for life to glow arose in the ocean half a billion years ago.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso became extension-eligible this past Saturday.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
During the winter, the building filled with snow, and the basement became a frozen lake.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The photos demonstrate how the durable utility fabric became a standard uniform and how brands like Levi’s, Lee, OshKosh and Carhartt commercialized the timeless style.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Like many other schools during the pandemic, Harvard-Westlake became online-only in the spring of 2020, then hybrid, before returning to fully in person in fall 2022.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley — who is battling Stage 2 breast cancer — became the first woman in 44 years of NCAA women’s volleyball to coach a team to the Division I national championship.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit (made by hand daily) has created a perfect recipe that quickly became a favorite in my house.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
In 2024, scientists found the largest coral is bigger than a blue whale, how anglerfish became deep-sea denizens and that the ability for life to glow arose in the ocean half a billion years ago.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso became extension-eligible this past Saturday.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
During the winter, the building filled with snow, and the basement became a frozen lake.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The photos demonstrate how the durable utility fabric became a standard uniform and how brands like Levi’s, Lee, OshKosh and Carhartt commercialized the timeless style.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Like many other schools during the pandemic, Harvard-Westlake became online-only in the spring of 2020, then hybrid, before returning to fully in person in fall 2022.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for became
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The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The company’s fee revenue grew by a robust 18%.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Rockets came into Christmas Eve riding a three-game winning streak, now sitting at 20-9 and up to second overall in the Western Conference, behind just the Oklahoma City Thunder.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The countless number of men who came via rail to work on Henry Ford’s $5-a-day assembly lines, which debuted the same month as MCS, were planting the seeds for the station’s ultimate neglect and demise.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Became.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/became. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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