as in to grow
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 become
Marte is also a switch hitter and would immediately become Boston’s biggest power threat.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
The theory becomes more useful once the entanglement forms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
There is still an opportunity to recover the better part of Keynes' vision, but only if politicians are willing to govern AI before its power becomes entrenched.
—Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026
Ben Levi Ross and Christiani Pitts became the luncheon’s emotional center of positivity.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
The theory becomes more useful once the entanglement forms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
There is still an opportunity to recover the better part of Keynes' vision, but only if politicians are willing to govern AI before its power becomes entrenched.
—Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026
Ben Levi Ross and Christiani Pitts became the luncheon’s emotional center of positivity.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for become
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All the back-and-forth came to an ice-cold end to start the second half as the Knicks only mustered two points through the first five minutes of the third quarter, as the Spurs’ lead grew to as many as 14.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The growing dependence on OpenAI has also raised questions over what happens if enthusiasm surrounding AI valuations cools.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Serna, however, would make one more attempt to get past Hulst.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Just the way his approach is getting better and better every day.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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After more than five innings of the Bulldogs trailing Liberty by one, struggling to get anything going, the Georgia third baseman crushed a two-run home run to left field.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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That coming Fall of 2020, universal masking in schools and daycares was recommended by the CDC and widespread mandates were enacted at the state, district and county levels for children as young as two.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Just before sunset, the room of mirrors and gold comes alive in the light.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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This ability to turn humans into readers is the unique magic of children’s books—yes, even the books that adults might not love.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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With one play, Tre Phelps turned a quiet Athens Regional final on its head.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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“Become.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/become. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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