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as in counted (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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2
as in amounted (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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3
as in occurred (to)
to enter the mind of
the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store
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as in came around
to gain consciousness again
after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to
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Recent Examples of came (to)
Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2012, the Ryder Cup came to Medinah Country Club near Chicago.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The vehicle came to a smooth stop in the remaining 328 feet (100 meters) of the track.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Revenue tied to Fox’s telecast of Super Bowl LIX came to around $800 million, the company revealed in May.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
An offseason of change came to fruition under the lights at Bank of America Stadium on Friday night, with first-year head coach Dowell Loggains’ Appalachian State Mountaineers smothering the Charlotte 49ers from start to finish, grabbing a 34-11 season-opening victory.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Finally, as the two-year budget period came to an end in June, the money was released for spending this year.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Unsurprisingly, their posts sparked strong reactions from commenters — some of whom were appalled by the gap in their ages, and others who came to Stomatuk and Justin’s defense.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Six-plus years ago, the three main characters came to me kind of instantly and together.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
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As the day came to a close, police vehicles continued to regulate traffic, and other police agency vehicles from the region lined curbs on the campus.
—Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2012, the Ryder Cup came to Medinah Country Club near Chicago.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The vehicle came to a smooth stop in the remaining 328 feet (100 meters) of the track.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Revenue tied to Fox’s telecast of Super Bowl LIX came to around $800 million, the company revealed in May.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
An offseason of change came to fruition under the lights at Bank of America Stadium on Friday night, with first-year head coach Dowell Loggains’ Appalachian State Mountaineers smothering the Charlotte 49ers from start to finish, grabbing a 34-11 season-opening victory.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Finally, as the two-year budget period came to an end in June, the money was released for spending this year.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Unsurprisingly, their posts sparked strong reactions from commenters — some of whom were appalled by the gap in their ages, and others who came to Stomatuk and Justin’s defense.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Six-plus years ago, the three main characters came to me kind of instantly and together.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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