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 70-year-old was explaining how the revival came about through years-long persuading of Emmy-winning creator and executive producer Linwood Boomer.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
How did this apparent self-repair come about?
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The sentence, roughly 28 years, comes about a month after jurors returned the guilty verdict.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The endorsement — coming about a month before mail ballots go to voters in advance of the June 2 primary — will help Hilton coalesce conservative support in a race with no clear leader.
—Michael R. Blood, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
How did this apparent self-repair come about?
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The sentence, roughly 28 years, comes about a month after jurors returned the guilty verdict.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The endorsement — coming about a month before mail ballots go to voters in advance of the June 2 primary — will help Hilton coalesce conservative support in a race with no clear leader.
—Michael R. Blood, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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