as in to progress
to move forward along a course
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Recent Examples of come along
And, of course, an Instagram account, where to date more than 9,000 followers have come along for the journey.
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Tony Sachs, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Something recently came along that had a huge budget.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Kids at work The belief that a child deserves a life free from the stress of the workplace came along still later.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
The joint guidance came along with more than a dozen statements of support from legislative leaders, teachers unions, and advocacy groups.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Tony Sachs, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Something recently came along that had a huge budget.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Kids at work The belief that a child deserves a life free from the stress of the workplace came along still later.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
The joint guidance came along with more than a dozen statements of support from legislative leaders, teachers unions, and advocacy groups.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come along
Verb
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About 20% of MASH cases progress into cirrhosis over several years.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Liverpool defender began the game on the front foot, and gave his opponent no time on the ball, but as the half progressed, Gordon was eventually able to isolate him.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the intervening years, questions swirled around the 24-year-old's killing — and so did speculation.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Judge also denied UMG’s motion to dismiss the band’s allegations of copyright infringement, allowing those claims to proceed in his federal court.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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None of the bankruptcy proposals offered so far have garnered sufficient creditor support to proceed.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, Reed and activists will march from the City of St. Jude Church to the steps of the State Capitol, retracing the historic route marchers took in 1965.—
Axios,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Thousands more marched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, waving Israeli flags, carrying a banner calling for new elections and accusing the Israeli government of working against its people.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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If that snood suddenly shortens, your gobbler has gone from relaxed to alert, and the jig might be up.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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Humans generate memories during their very first months of life, but where do those memories go?—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Mar. 2025
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While are generally seen as rivals, the two breeds can get along well if introduced patiently and slowly.—
Rachael O'Connor,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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After making rivals Mary and Sai promise to get along, Cedrek sent home Justin, a 29-year-old pizzeria manager from Winthrop, Massachusetts.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With Harrison Smith getting up there in age, a future replacement would be nice to have to go along with their free agent acquisitions at corner. 25.—
Seth Quinn,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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After so many years of going along with Matt’s ploys, Jay is ready to go solo.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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At least injured defenseman Jonas Brodin got on the ice with skating and skills instructor Andy Ness for the first time since his Feb. 28 injury at Colorado.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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He was forced to get on the boat when Lagi picked the pizza man, and he was forced to take part in the game of chance that would ultimately send him home.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Come along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20along. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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