as in grew
to eventually have as a state or quality
many people became sick with the flu with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier
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Recent Examples of became
That changed on Monday, when Cape Verde and its 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha became early darlings of the World Cup after holding European champion Spain, one of the tournament favorites, to a scoreless draw in their opening match.
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Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Just as nine days of early voting started June 13, Conley became the latest target of attack ads linked to Republicans, who used similar tactics to influence voters in earlier Democratic primaries this year.
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Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
That came one week after Cape Verde held Spain's superstars scoreless in a 0-0 draw in their opener in Atlanta behind a stellar performance from goalie Vozinha, who quickly became one of the biggest stories of the tournament.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Schmidt last year became the CEO of the rocket company Relativity Space, which won a major NASA contract this week to deliver a set of the agency’s science instruments to Mars in 2028.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
The Walkers became the first father-son coaches to win state championships.
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Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Petro became a central player in the runoff, attacking de la Espriella’s campaign while promoting Cepeda, analysts say.
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Ines Capdevila,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
About 15,000 older people died in France in a 2003 heat wave that became a national reckoning.
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Angela Charlton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Just as nine days of early voting started June 13, Conley became the latest target of attack ads linked to Republicans, who used similar tactics to influence voters in earlier Democratic primaries this year.
—
Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
That came one week after Cape Verde held Spain's superstars scoreless in a 0-0 draw in their opener in Atlanta behind a stellar performance from goalie Vozinha, who quickly became one of the biggest stories of the tournament.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Schmidt last year became the CEO of the rocket company Relativity Space, which won a major NASA contract this week to deliver a set of the agency’s science instruments to Mars in 2028.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
The Walkers became the first father-son coaches to win state championships.
—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Petro became a central player in the runoff, attacking de la Espriella’s campaign while promoting Cepeda, analysts say.
—
Ines Capdevila,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
About 15,000 older people died in France in a 2003 heat wave that became a national reckoning.
—
Angela Charlton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for became
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One name dominated discussions more than any other in Sacramento as anticipation grew in the weeks leading up to the NBA draft.
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The crisis grew so acute a decade ago that the department established strike forces of FBI and Health and Human Services agents in hotspots such as Miami, Houston and Los Angeles.
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So who got a some fries with their shake?
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This is the same team that got all of the hostages out of the tunnels of Gaza that nobody said could be done.
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In the 33rd minute, a Dutch corner kick went awry.
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The Cubs, who have won six of seven, went 7-0 against the Mets this season, outscoring them 51-24.
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
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Within days of the pool being refilled in early June, the water had turned green and algae-clouded amid a heat wave in Washington, DC that saw temperatures reach 100 degrees.
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All the whistles, reviews and ejections turned the final period into an absolute marathon.
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