came about

verb

past tense of come about
as in happened
to take place how did all this come about?

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Recent Examples of came about The three incidents came about in part because the models’ testing environments were supposed to be isolated from an internet connection, and were not. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Citing Zendaya’s dress, designed by Matières Fécales, the look came about in similar ways to his past work with Zendaya, with little outside inspiration needed. — James Manso, Allure, 30 July 2026 Productivity topics came about through discussions on implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in operations. — Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The conversation regarding Lamar came about after Arnett revealed that Mumford was a fan of their podcast, even attending a live show in Los Angeles. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 The 22nd District — which takes in parts of Broward, Palm Beach, Collier and Hendry counties — came about this spring. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 The news came about four months after the company introduced the Relax Row, a trio of economy seats that can turn into a couch on long-haul flights. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Those calls came about an hour after several calls reporting loud music and a large gathering of vehicles. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 Burnough’s relationship with the Obamas came about through mutual connections. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came about
  1. happened
  2. was
  3. went on
  4. came down
  5. came
  6. occurred
Verb
  • Then Digital Audio Workstations like Cubase happened and suddenly, the bedroom became the recording studio.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The instructions did not forbid what happened, and the environments did not prevent it.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • There was a small bathroom with glass doors and a shower, a mini-bar, closet, desk, lounge chair and large doors that open onto the street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Two Plössl eyepieces provided different magnifications, and there was also a red-dot finderscope and a manual equatorial mount with slow-motion cables.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • After a severe overnight storm prior to the event, however, the Premier Access viewing area was canceled, organizers said, even though much of the Sail4th 250 celebration went on elsewhere.
    — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Sam Machado and his wife, Tammy Machado, who owned the property, and Tammy Machado’s sister, Reiko Matsumura, a former Yolo County sheriff’s deputy who went on leave after the explosion and retired in September.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of went on
Verb
  • And in an election that came down to a few thousand votes in about five states, that lack of judgment matters.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Motor City Machine Guns came down to stave off the attack and embraced the Bang Bang Gang in the ring.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of came down
Verb
  • 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
Definition of came
Verb
  • The incident occurred at an Embassy Suites, located in the 3400 block of International Boulevard in Hapeville, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This incident occurred the same day that the National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurred

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