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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The launch comes about a year after the company introduced a digital paywall, with extra content available to subscribers paying $4 a month.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
News of the show’s renewal also comes about four months after Gomez and her castmates wrapped filming on season 5.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
The scoop partly came about in a fortuitous way.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That's when the concept of dreaming as a neurocognitive process first came about, per the APA.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
News of the show’s renewal also comes about four months after Gomez and her castmates wrapped filming on season 5.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
The scoop partly came about in a fortuitous way.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That's when the concept of dreaming as a neurocognitive process first came about, per the APA.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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