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 bounce Thursday came about from something Jensen said when asked what to do about CoreWeave. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 The eatery came about as a result of an expansion of Tacos 34, a pop-up taco vendor in Sacramento. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 The new bridge's launch came about a month after North Korea and Russia opened a road bridge as part of their efforts to cement relations. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The project came about when Jean was awarded a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in 1990. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Like that series, the new one—which Sherman has uncharacteristically given an official title, Fabric Matrons—came about through Sherman’s own fascination with Chanel as a brand. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026 The validation came about two and a half years in, when Darlington put a prototype in front of the board. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026 So all my care was put into how to handle it if that ever came about. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came about
  1. happened
  2. was
  3. went on
  4. came down
  5. came
  6. occurred
Verb
  • That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • His death happened two weeks after his release tour for High, Lonesome and Then Some was canceled following Snider’s involvement in a still-unclear incident in Salt Lake City that landed him in a hospital and in jail.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • There was a single massive cheer from the home crowd in the fourth quarter, however.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike other modern culinary festivals, there was no peeking behind the curtain, because, in fact, there is no curtain.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • The Daily Mail reports some major catfighting went on backstage, with many participants green with envy assuming that momager Kris Jenner clinched the deal.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Thousands of California state workers on Wednesday flooded the streets of downtown Sacramento and communities across the Golden State as the largest state worker union — with about 100,000 members — went on strike.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of went on
Verb
  • Decisions rarely happened categorically or in bulk; everything came down to whether the specific thing in front of you—that book, this shop—was good enough to draw you in.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Marsh's foot came down just out of bounds, however, and Ohio State hung on to the 19-15 win.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 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
  • If a split occurred, the black hole’s horizon — the boundary beyond which light cannot escape — would divide into two separate horizons.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The five killings occurred within a 25-hour period, and the crime scenes range from southwest Charlotte to northeast Charlotte, CMPD said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of occurred

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