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 arrest comes about a week after the FBI served search warrants at Buzzard’s home and a storage locker, as well as the rental car Melodee was last seen in.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
How did the idea of a farewell tour come about?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
How did this collaboration come about?
—Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Those closures came about 20 months after Bloomin' Brands shuttered 41 locations in February 2024, with Outback Steakhouse restaurants making up the majority of the closures.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
How did the idea of a farewell tour come about?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
How did this collaboration come about?
—Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Those closures came about 20 months after Bloomin' Brands shuttered 41 locations in February 2024, with Outback Steakhouse restaurants making up the majority of the closures.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come about
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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