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as in approached
to move closer to
come here and sit by the fire
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as in arrived
to get to a destination
when do you think they'll come?
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3
as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality
your dreams can come true
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as in happened
to take place
whatever may come we'll always be together
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
how is the remodeling job coming?
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Recent Examples of came
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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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
The character’s defiance, her desire to break free, came more naturally to Lower than the role of Helly’s outie, the privileged Lumon scion Helena Eagan, who takes on more prominence in season two.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The best moments of the night came when the polished Hollywood glamour of, say, Jamie Lee Curtis, brushed up against the anarchic comedy of the 2016 Brooklyn alt-comedy scene.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
As a role player with the Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx and now the Chicago Sky, each season always came with a new set of responsibilities.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Vietnamese immigrants came for food and stayed for the community.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
But what truly startled me was what came next.
—David Cavell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Wolfhard’s anxiety came acutely — and early.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
The character’s defiance, her desire to break free, came more naturally to Lower than the role of Helly’s outie, the privileged Lumon scion Helena Eagan, who takes on more prominence in season two.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The best moments of the night came when the polished Hollywood glamour of, say, Jamie Lee Curtis, brushed up against the anarchic comedy of the 2016 Brooklyn alt-comedy scene.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
As a role player with the Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx and now the Chicago Sky, each season always came with a new set of responsibilities.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Vietnamese immigrants came for food and stayed for the community.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
But what truly startled me was what came next.
—David Cavell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Wolfhard’s anxiety came acutely — and early.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came
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Around that time in 2016, an undercover FBI agent approached Donna Adelson purporting to extort her with information about the contract killing on behalf of Rivera.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Greenberg approached the project from a similar place.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ariana Grande Makes a Last-Minute Entrance Ariana Grande — who was channeling Audrey Hepburn in a black custom Fendi dress covered in white polka-dots — arrived moments before the MTV VMAs started airing live.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mind you, this was a full day after Prater had first arrived in Buffalo — technically his second day under contract.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2008 comedy became one of Rogen's most beloved features and has since been talked about for years regarding a sequel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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And that became a very important part of the character.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Out of 34 matchups between FBS teams that have been played at least 110 times, Mizzou-Kansas is one of two that hasn’t happened the past two seasons.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eight of the top ten drawings happened this decade.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That changed as the game progressed and Sands kept gaining big chunks of yardage on a cold day in Lawrence.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, the cancer had not yet progressed past her pelvis into her more distant lymph nodes or organs elsewhere.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Progressive former Congressional candidate Josh Weil briefly entered the Senate race earlier this year, but has since dropped out, citing health reasons.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Nepali Army had also been called in to back up security forces after protesters entered restricted zones and the Parliament premises.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sosa also appeared at this year’s Cubs Convention and spent time around the team during spring training in Arizona.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lady Gaga led the nominations with 12 mentions including Artist of the Year and appeared at the event while still on tour with her Mayhem Ball.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Sep. 2025
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Came.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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