came

past tense of come
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as in approached
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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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. 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
Verb
  • As Combs' sentencing approached, attorneys for the rapper recommended that Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Jacory Croskey-Merritt has fully arrived.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Police said the suspects ran immediately after the shooting and before officers arrived.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • The incident became the 13th mass shooting in Michigan so far this year.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Following physical and emotional abuse, Lafferty became an anxious child who was constantly afraid of angering adults around her.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Canes have beaten Florida and Florida State in back-to-back years; that hasn’t happened since 2001-04.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Given the hype around the historic weekend and the ongoing battle, Singapore looked poised to succeed as the race weekend progressed.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The next two months will tell us whether Kiffin’s program has progressed to the point of taking success in stride.
    Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Raducanu is entered to play the WTA 500 event in Ningbo, China, next week, but could decide to end her season before then.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Not guilty plea During the brief arraignment hearing Monday, Reichel entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eagles coach Nick Sirianni appeared livid on the sideline that there wasn’t one.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • However, none of those roles required her to bake what appeared to be the world’s least-appetizing casserole.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In their second drive against the Broncos, the Eagles went no-huddle on a season-high seven straight plays.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Olson went four innings, scattering five hits and allowed just one run.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Came.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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