came (to) 1 of 2

past tense of come (to)

came to

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of come to
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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Revenue tied to Fox’s telecast of Super Bowl LIX came to around $800 million, the company revealed in May. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025 An offseason of change came to fruition under the lights at Bank of America Stadium on Friday night, with first-year head coach Dowell Loggains’ Appalachian State Mountaineers smothering the Charlotte 49ers from start to finish, grabbing a 34-11 season-opening victory. Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025 Man’s Best Friend, like her last LP, came to life with the help of prolific pop producer and songwriter Jack Antonoff. Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Finally, as the two-year budget period came to an end in June, the money was released for spending this year. Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Unsurprisingly, their posts sparked strong reactions from commenters — some of whom were appalled by the gap in their ages, and others who came to Stomatuk and Justin’s defense. Luke Chinman, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Page and Kateb also came to Craig's defense, implying in posts that Rodriguez has been a scammer and clout-chaser. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 Six-plus years ago, the three main characters came to me kind of instantly and together. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025 With one out in the sixth and the score still tied, Yelich came to the plate needing just a triple for his fourth career cycle, all against the Reds, and his third at Great American Ball Park. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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