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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)
Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
In state court, a different examination came to the same conclusion last month.
—Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
With Italy’s surrender to the Allies in 1943, all major tank battles involving their forces came to a halt.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Many thinkers have reported that key insights came to them in their dreams.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The wine steward came to our table with a bottle of wine, saying that a gentleman at another table would be honored to present this to me and my friends.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Sasha is no longer a child, but an adult woman (Amy Zimmer) who, like Romvari, blends documentary and fiction filmmaking in an attempt to re-create or better understand the family dynamics that came to define so much of her youth.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Conversation with Jack Harris, Innovative Artists Creators Jack Harris, who runs the creator division at talent agency Innovative Artists, came to the job by way of the job itself.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Fiennes Tiffin came to Young Sherlock after being tapped for a role alongside Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, and Eiza González in Ritchie’s Lionsgate film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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The alleged misconduct came to light in late 2022 after a motorist said police had pulled him over and searched his vehicle without consent or probable cause.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
In state court, a different examination came to the same conclusion last month.
—Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
With Italy’s surrender to the Allies in 1943, all major tank battles involving their forces came to a halt.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Many thinkers have reported that key insights came to them in their dreams.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The wine steward came to our table with a bottle of wine, saying that a gentleman at another table would be honored to present this to me and my friends.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Sasha is no longer a child, but an adult woman (Amy Zimmer) who, like Romvari, blends documentary and fiction filmmaking in an attempt to re-create or better understand the family dynamics that came to define so much of her youth.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Conversation with Jack Harris, Innovative Artists Creators Jack Harris, who runs the creator division at talent agency Innovative Artists, came to the job by way of the job itself.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Fiennes Tiffin came to Young Sherlock after being tapped for a role alongside Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, and Eiza González in Ritchie’s Lionsgate film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 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 11 May. 2026.
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