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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)
Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Memories of eating vanilla ice cream cones on the boardwalk in the middle of summer came to mind on initial spritz.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
The 2024 Mets, under the guidance of present manager Carlos Mendoza, had a record of 11 more losses than wins as May came to a close.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The director has said the entire project grew from a single image that came to him while eating in a restaurant in Seoul sometime in 2017.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Many of Kenya's Drag Race sisters came to her defense under the Libs of TikTok post that specifically used images of her from past performances.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Then, on Monday, the matter came to the City Council to secure official approval from the city.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The helicopter broke a water line for the building’s sprinkler system, then came to a stop inverted inside the building.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Located in the Silicon Valley hub of Mountain View, the past and future intersect, offering visitors a deeper understanding of how modern computing and artificial intelligence came to be.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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In this book, Colbert tells the story of the ways people came to understand dinosaurs, the major discoveries that moved the field forward and the colorful characters behind the research.
—Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Memories of eating vanilla ice cream cones on the boardwalk in the middle of summer came to mind on initial spritz.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
The 2024 Mets, under the guidance of present manager Carlos Mendoza, had a record of 11 more losses than wins as May came to a close.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The director has said the entire project grew from a single image that came to him while eating in a restaurant in Seoul sometime in 2017.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Many of Kenya's Drag Race sisters came to her defense under the Libs of TikTok post that specifically used images of her from past performances.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Then, on Monday, the matter came to the City Council to secure official approval from the city.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The helicopter broke a water line for the building’s sprinkler system, then came to a stop inverted inside the building.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Located in the Silicon Valley hub of Mountain View, the past and future intersect, offering visitors a deeper understanding of how modern computing and artificial intelligence came to be.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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