come about
verb
came about; come about; coming about; comes about
1
: happen
2
: to change direction
the wind has come about into the north
3
: to shift to a new tack
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how did all this come about?
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That’s kind of the way the whole thing came about.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
When did the idea to get Armand Hammer on there come about?
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
As the matriarch of a family that could claim both royal Davidic and priestly Hasmonean lineage, Mary surely felt solidarity with the hopes and dreams of her people, but with a decidedly different view of how the messianic revolution would come about.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The club that exists today was formed in 2014 from the merger of two teams — AEK Kouklia and AEP Paphos — the latter of which also came about due to a merger in 2000.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
When did the idea to get Armand Hammer on there come about?
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
As the matriarch of a family that could claim both royal Davidic and priestly Hasmonean lineage, Mary surely felt solidarity with the hopes and dreams of her people, but with a decidedly different view of how the messianic revolution would come about.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The club that exists today was formed in 2014 from the merger of two teams — AEK Kouklia and AEP Paphos — the latter of which also came about due to a merger in 2000.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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