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as in counted (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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as in amounted (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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as in occurred (to)
to enter the mind of
the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store
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as in came around
to gain consciousness again
after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to
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Recent Examples of came (to)
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The car and its distinctive Phoenix Red paint job would appear in 27 Camel GT Challenge event between 1973 and 1978, before its racing days came to an end following a crash at the Trois‑Rivières circuit in Québec.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
Many Sicilians who came to America at the turn of the 20th century entered at the Port of New Orleans, Barsotti said.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Tommy Ady came to London three years ago to work in tech.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
At the very top of that list sits the franchise-record streak of victories on the road, which came to a halt at 10 in Phoenix on Sunday during the first game of their current trek on the other side of the Mississippi River.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
General Hospital star Kate Mansi is opening up about a harrowing health scare — and how her stepfather came to the rescue.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
And Garland, who came to the Clippers from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for James Harden, didn’t disappoint the home crowd.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Crystal Lerner, a junior, came to the vigil to pay her respects to Shan, the 21-year-old UT student killed Sunday morning.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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The final episode looks at the science and savvy behind South Korea’s beauty industry and how the country came to set the agenda for cosmetics consumers around the world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
The car and its distinctive Phoenix Red paint job would appear in 27 Camel GT Challenge event between 1973 and 1978, before its racing days came to an end following a crash at the Trois‑Rivières circuit in Québec.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
Many Sicilians who came to America at the turn of the 20th century entered at the Port of New Orleans, Barsotti said.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Tommy Ady came to London three years ago to work in tech.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
At the very top of that list sits the franchise-record streak of victories on the road, which came to a halt at 10 in Phoenix on Sunday during the first game of their current trek on the other side of the Mississippi River.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
General Hospital star Kate Mansi is opening up about a harrowing health scare — and how her stepfather came to the rescue.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
And Garland, who came to the Clippers from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for James Harden, didn’t disappoint the home crowd.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Crystal Lerner, a junior, came to the vigil to pay her respects to Shan, the 21-year-old UT student killed Sunday morning.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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