as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of come about
The diagnosis came about a month ahead of a parole board hearing for Erik and 57-year-old Lyle — who were both convicted in the infamous 1989 murders of their parents — on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The punishing team-building restrictions that come about by crossing the new second apron have legitimate teeth.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But the union must also preserve what has been hard won, and remember how those victories came about.
—George Atallah, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
The denials come about a week after President Donald Trump approved public assistance for 64 counties affected by the April flooding and an additional 36 counties affected by severe storms and tornadoes in May.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 July 2025
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The punishing team-building restrictions that come about by crossing the new second apron have legitimate teeth.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But the union must also preserve what has been hard won, and remember how those victories came about.
—George Atallah, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
The denials come about a week after President Donald Trump approved public assistance for 64 counties affected by the April flooding and an additional 36 counties affected by severe storms and tornadoes in May.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
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The show doesn’t just happen in front of them, but around them.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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What propels the show now is the immediacy, the urgency of being in this setting with what’s happening in American health care right now.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When that is the mantra and the mindset, there is less inclination to make a certain series bigger.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Two daughters and five restaurants would follow, but before there was a Good Salt Restaurant Group, there had to be one.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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In June, the family came down with the flu, but Melody seemed to get worse rather than recover like Chabot, her 27-year-old mom.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, exporting more goods to other markets requires prices to come down to generate demand.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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But Betterton knew his team owed the public transparency on experiments occurring in their area.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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There’s an epic scene in Highest 2 Lowest where a subway chase occurs at the same time as a Puerto Rican Day Parade party.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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